My mom and my dad never pushed me into performing. They never prohibited me from trying anything, or being anything. They never restricted me in any way. For which I'll be forever grateful.

Don't let anyone ever make you feel you don't deserve what you want.

Never give up on what makes you smile

I think the most common cause of insomnia is simple; its loneliness.

I believe that whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you... stranger.

People generally express more in between their sentences when they're not speaking. Words are usually there to disguise who someone is or what they're feeling.

Nobody panics when things go “according to plan”. Even if the plan is horrifying!

If you make decisions based upon people's reactions or judgments then you make really boring choices.

If you are just safe about the choices you make, you don't grow.

I like to set up obstacles and defeat them.

See I’m not a monster, I’m just ahead of the curve.

Life is a magical song of the universe. To understand it, feel it in your heart and sing along.

Creativity is more important than imagination because it requires action.

Never give up on the fight until you win the belt.

Generally speaking, though, Americans have an inability to relax into sheer pleasure. Ours is an entertainment-seeking nation, but not necessarily a pleasure-seeking one.

Republicans use think tanks to come up with a lot of their messages. The think tanks are the single worst, most undisciplined example of communication I've ever seen.

I fell in love with theater there, and after graduation I moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.

The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man, and give some back.

Silence allows me to hear what's really going on in my head.

The way you become divine is to become wholly human

I'm a wet liberal really, and always have been. But I'm sort of an aggressive wet liberal.