You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life, so I need to tell you that part of what you have heard and read is correct. I am addicted to prescription pain medication.

If Thomas Jefferson thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see how it is with representation.

Poverty is not the root cause of crime.

Liberals attempt through judicial activism what they cannot win at the ballot box.

We're not sexists, we're chauvinists - we're male chauvinist pigs, and we're happy to be because we think that's what men were destined to be. We think that's what women want.

End results that work that don’t involve government threaten liberals.

You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case the government fails to follow the first one.

Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!

I think cigars are just a tremendous addition to the enjoyment of life.

The NAACP should have riot rehearsal. They should get a liquor store and practice robberies.

In a country of children where the option is Santa Claus or work, what wins?

Why should I deem myself to be a chisel when I could be the artist?

I've always really been a fan of scenes in which you're able to be as natural as you want.

Those who feel guilty are afraid; and those who are afraid somehow feel guilty. To the onlooker, too, the fearful seem guilty.

The ability to make witty observations is commonly refered to as "cynism" by people who lack it.

if it is thus, I ask emphatically whence comes this thusness.

Actors don't necessarily want to be famous or rich or anything else. It's a very bad gamble if that's what you're after.

I do have reason to believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

If I can find something that I haven't done before, then that is an immediate...it peaks my interest.

Perez Hilton is an irritating wasp in the beautiful rose garden that is my life.

I could imagine that a character could do almost anything at any time, and that was the freedom of the whole thing. But keeping track of what was plausible for certain characters [was the challenge].