There's a oneness to showing yourself to an audience. They feel that. It's healthy. That's what acting is all about.

The soul is a muscle, and it needs to be exercised a little every day. Say a morning prayer just to say something.

We dont know Gods plan, but we do know were pretty blessed and God expects us to do something with that.

I just think that humans were created to look upward

I don't believe any religion should be exclusive or feel superior in any way, or be judgmental. It should be a quiet, private thing.

The image I gravitate towards are spunky women, women who talk back.

At Cornell, my acting teacher said you cannot be religious and be an artist. I sort of got it, because faith is a comfort and art comes from a lot of places, in a lot of people, from the dark chasm.

Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.

There is no music, just the sound of the wind and the leaves it touches. But hopefully that'll be music enough, for you.

My wife and I have always trusted each other, and I have to thank her strength.

Celebrate every relationship you've ever had. For better or worse, your relationships are your best teachers.

When we notice a connection between our present fears and their origins in early life, we are finding out how much of our identity is designed by fear. Is fear the architect of me?

As a kid, Punky Brewster was my idol. I wanted to dress like her and talk like her.

I'm interested in acting because I'm interested in exploring humanity, and we're all nuts, we're all damaged, and we're all gorgeous, so anything less than that is dishonest to me.

Body and soul need new challenges.

The mind is like a sponge, soaking up endless drops of knowledge.

Think, when we talk of horses, that you see them Printing their proud hoofs i' the receiving earth.