There are so many things about playing football that seem to me uniquely American. Anybody can succeed, anybody can play, but youve got to work hard to do it.

Someone called my character the Meg Ryan of the Broken Hearts bunch. Now maybe the perception is that I'm a Meg Ryan type.

To have to hear a woman's voice, and start to make a choice just based on that, is difficult.

I just live and let live and live my life pretty much according to the Golden Rule. And it turns out well for me.

I like finishing a movie and having this living, breathing thing.

When they write about real stuff like my custody battle, that's no fun. Some things have leaked out about accusations that have gone back and forth and that's just mean. It's a tactic.

Hollywood's a very weird place. I think there's less of everything except for attitude.

A lot of beautiful people are stupid. There are a tremendous number of idiots who look so good. It's frightening.

Mix one part Denzel Washington and two parts Eva Mendes and you have a nice hot cocktail.

I love sports. Anytime I can combine sports with a film I'm a happy guy. It's such a natural fit, because sports always seems to be a metaphor for life. Always, always, always.

I'm not a song and dance man, so you're not going to see me on Glee anytime soon. If you want that show to continue, keep me far away from it.

No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

I like to play music and sleep. But most of all, I love to work... I don't really play sports, so I like to spend my time playing guitar or piano.

No one is more sentimentalized in America than mothers on Mother's Day, but no one is more often blamed for the culture's bad people and behavior.

You have to discipline yourself and not carry the character with you. You need to switch it off and take time to re-energize.

The natural resources we've depended on, if the places where they exist are not stable, our own livelihood and our health is put at risk.

People care enough to write blogs and reviews and things, which is nice.

Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up, and by so doing you will most effectually raise yourself up also.

The wonderful thing about age is that your knees don't work as well, you can't run down steps quite as easily and obviously you can't lift heavy weights. But your mind doesn't feel any different.

If you are allergic to alcohol... can you take shots for that?

it's your own fault for encouraging him..., you know. Now he thinks he's a human being. Neal of Queens cove