People who work on soaps all the time understand the formula of how to do it.

...Mama used to say that when you don't know what to do, do nothing. She meant you can try too hard to solve a problem. If you give it a little time, the answer might just come to you plain as day.

Maybe freedom means defining yourself any way you want to be.

When you're in a train and it breaks down, well, there you is. But when you're in a plane and it breaks down, there you AIN'T.

When you're going to spend a couple of weeks with people, you want to be with people that are enjoyable.

When you work with kids, you realize if they have a really good, stable family environment that they're going to be okay.

When the writing is good and it suits your character, you don't have to memorize anything, because it just makes sense. You read it and you go, "Oh, that makes sense." And it's easy.

If I play one psychic, then I'm playing a psychic at least three or four more times.

It's a special kind of acting, soap opera acting. It's hard for me.

You never know how things are going to turn out.

There's still formulaic stuff on network television, but there's also more of an opportunity to have your way with storytelling, especially in sitcoms. That's what the difference is.

It's not the depth of your intellect that will comfort you or transform your world. Only the richness of your heart and your generosity of spirit can do that

I think you should be punished for tormenting me for so long.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imaged he will meet with success unexpected in common hours.

Everything that's innocent to us is crazy to them.

It is brave to be involved. To be not fearful to be unresolved.

If too many things have to happen in order to bring about the situation you want, then back out of it and try again later.

It's like being the general of an army [directing a film]. You send people out to die.

Mother cow expects from us nothing but grass and grain.

All I ever wanted to be was a Ninja... Tong from Kickboxer, Sagat from Street Fighter.

My bottom line is that I think Ridley Scott is one of the greatest visual artists of our time and I feel very privileged that he wants to work with me, so I go with that flow.