The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor.

I love the script and I just thought it was a great role. Like I say, it's like this - the script is like this sad, funny, desperate love song to the lost American man.

You know I feel very fortunate that my life has turned out the way that it has - whatever that means - I mean... you know, to say that I would be glad would mean that I planned it.

2005 was a great year for me for fantastic roles that nobody saw.

I think of myself as an actor.

People start to act very unusually when they find out that they're dying, that they don't have that many years left.

The directors that I end up having a really good time with are the ones that understand the fluidity of the medium and are interested in catching lightning in a bottle.

God’s standard is expressed in the Bible, and the ultimate example of that standard is Jesus Christ. When we live by the truth, we possess integrity.

The only difference between wise and ignorant is that a wise use his mind right now and literate keep it for the future use.

Give what you have. To someone else it may be better than you dare to think.

I consider myself a character actor.

I don't want to be famous famous. I'm happy on the second tier, where I have autonomy on a professional level but I can still go out to the movies without being recognized.

Marriage is a bargain, and somebody has to get the worst end of the bargain.

The corporate-powered parties are not gonna do it for us, not the greater or the lesser evil. We have to do it for ourselves. And the minute we stand up and stand together, we are unstoppable.

Walk boldly through your life with an open, broken heart.

If you're associated with the Philadelphia media or town, you look for negatives. I don't know if there's something about their upbringing or they have too many hoagies, or too much cream cheese.

I like strength. I depend on my own.