You have to have sympathy for the villain. Even the most disgusting ones, you have to find something to connect with. I try to put as much of myself in every single character that I play.

I'm a homebody. I'd rather be in the kitchen cooking than hanging out in a bar.

If you have your mind in the right direction, and your heart is full of the right kind of stuff, you'll succeed and you'll triumph over adversity, over really anything.

You have to pay attention to the work on the page and make it as good as possible because it could be your last.

When your a kid,everybody runs around witha red cape-we all wanted to be SUPERMAN or BATMAN.

I'm tough on the outside and soft on the inside [...] I'm really a shy guy.

My sisters and mom raised me to respect women and open doors for them.

I don't want to impose on anyone else and make anyone else emotional or anything. I tend to quietly cry, kind of turn away.

I think that any good storytelling lends itself to closing a chapter but also knowing that there's a few more volumes beyond that to dream off of.

Unless I'm running and yelling, then you really see how crooked my mouth is!

As an actor it's like, go with whatever excites you as an actor. What are you're going to invest yourself in as a character? What are you going to get into? Have a variety of characters to play.

Ive done a lot of shows that didnt do well. You have to go in with a 50-50 take on it. If it goes well, fantastic. Hope for the best and plan for the worst.

There is no good war.

And I'm telling you now the frustration The future's facing from the anger in the nation.

That is what love is I thought. A possibility that becomes a choice. A choice you keep making over and over. Day after day. Year after year. Time after time.

We all have to lead double lives, not just celebrities. The face we put on publicly with our jobs and certain situations. I think that's part of the human condition.

With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.

Now produce your explanation and pray make it improbable.

Just as a very little fresh water is blown away by a storm of wind and dust, in like manner the good deeds, that we think we do in this life, are overwhelmed by the multitude of evils.

Revenge is simply justice with teeth.

Just as surely as distress must follow self-deceit, healing must follow self-honesty.