The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and trying something new, and having another take on something and keeping it alive.

Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. If it's what you want to do and it's within yourself, then keep going and try to do it for the rest of your life.

Every journey starts with fear.

Do you know what fear stands for? False Evidence Appearing Real.

Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you.

I was listening to this Adele song, where she's like, "When we were young..." I was like, "You're 27. Are you kidding me?

Romance is important, but to have a friend you can use as a mirror, who can give you an objective response, that's what's really important.

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.

By cool, I don't mean cool. I mean vulnerable and a mess.

Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to

We're all just wandering souls searching for a heart to call home...

Do not afraid of your previous mistakes, try to fix them.

Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.

I was raised a Southern Baptist, and my whole family were Christians. However, my Dad was really into science and astronomy, so I felt very balanced. I still had respect for faith.

Hookers in Times Square, God bless 'em, are offering a Mitt Romney Special. For an extra $20 they'll change positions.

To connect with the fairies... go outdoors.

I would like the [film] industry to be more aware of what they're doing to influence people for good and for bad. There's no doubt that we're affected by our environment

We don't have a lot of Sikhs in France. We've got some. But we don't really hear much from them or about them. Which is good news.

We are incarcerating more people on a per capita basis in California than any country in the world other than South Africa or the Soviet Union.

I'm good at thinking outside the box, so much that you realise it's not a box to begin with.