People inspire me. Curiosity inspires me. Mystery inspires me.

It's not like I'm that wildly famous that it's disrupted my lifestyle in some way.

There's nothing more fun than putting on an old costume and jewelry and being in a house that's decorated from the '20s or '30s or whatever.

Part of what makes me love acting so much is, I love the mystery of the universe and the human experience, and storytelling is a great way to perform that, and that is always inspiring to me.

I grew up in such a small area that there really weren't any acting classes. So I had to wait till I got to college.

Usually, I play the bad guy, so it's been a pleasant break to play a good guy.

One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.

Micro: Letters create words. Words create language. Language, we are told, permits knowledge & expression. Language is what we are. Are we jailed?

There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.

I ended up meeting my manager because my sister was a receptionist at a management company. My manager is actually my same manager that I have today. That's how it started. I worked my way.

There is no slave, after all, like a wife...Poor women, poor slaves All married women, all children and girls who live in their father's house are slaves.

All that happens when your dreams come true is a slow, melting realization that it wasn't what you thought.

Stories are the currency of human relationships.

She tips her chin up and looks at me with that Abnegation stubbornness I know so well. She may have left them, but they are what’s making her strong.

Love has various lodgings; the same word does not always signify the same thing.

They have this big book called the 'DSM-IV,' you know, that is supposedly written about crazy people, but I think it is a book that is written by crazy people!