Every accepted public quote

“Then there are actors my age like Ethan Hawke, he's in 'Moby Dick,' I love his work. I've been lucky. Alfred Molina, he has real class.”

“I've been devoting quite a bit of my time to harmonic studies on my own, in libraries and places like that. I've found you've got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light.”

“I did about 10-12 national commercials and then got one line parts in things like 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and the show 'The Unit.' Got a little part in the movie 'Redbelt' by David Mamet and...”

“All of us attain the greatest success and happiness possible in this life whenever we use our native capacities to their fullest extent. ... And every life must be chalked up at least a part...”

“My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.”

“We know that when people are safe in their homes, they are free to pursue their dream for a brighter economic future for themselves and their families.”

“The Democrats promised equalizing outcomes through unlimited federal assistance while Republicans offered something that seemed less tangible - the promise of equalizing opportunity through...”

“I like to mix pieces in my art direction from the '60s or the '40s and the '90s and present-day stuff. To me, that feels very real. When I go into people's houses, it's not all today.”

“I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colors on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions.”

“The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride.”

“Bob Dylan impresses me about as much as... well, I was gonna say a slug but I like slugs.”

“'Looking' was always a niche show for a niche within a niche. It's a gay-themed show, so you're not going to get millions of straight people watching it - that's the inevitability of it.”

“We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams. World-losers and world-forsakers, Upon whom the pale moon gleams;...”

“It was some time since I had gone to sleep in the same room with a girl. Of course, the room was large and reasonably well-lighted, and the girl had other things than me on her mind.”

“A few years back I was asked if I would go and meet a director and his various acolytes, and it occurred to me halfway through the meeting that what I was doing was auditioning. And I though...”

“Manmohan Desai's films pack a lot of joy and have a child-like quality and you can see the director is having fun, but my movies don't suspend disbelief that much. But it's good to be compar...”

“At times I've got a really big ego. But I'll tell you the best thing about me. I'm some guy's dad; I'm some little gal's dad. When I die, if they say I was Annie's husband and Zachary John a...”

“More important than your obligation to follow your conscience, or at least prior to it, is your obligation to form your conscience correctly.”

“If there is one thing that makes me unique, it's that I riff a lot.”

“Sadly, I haven't been able to find my earliest stories, but the impact of being told by someone important to me that I could do something special is immeasurable.”

“Fiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states. I believe in giving people jobs.”

“John Travolta is getting old, despite what his hair is trying to tell us.”

“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”

“Somehow I think it was declared very early on that I was the - if not the black sheep of the family, not a very good student.”

“There is something incredibly nostalgic and significant about the annual cascade of autumn leaves.”

“Things began to improve when I went to Rangoon. To begin with, my father was promoted, which meant he was at home more. The matriarchal society was ended, and for the first time, I went to a...”

“Sometimes I think it is my mission to bring faith to the faithless, and doubt to the faithful.”

“I want at least five kids. I want twins.”

“If the breaking news story had to do with hard news, politics specifically, I had a lot to do with it. If it had to do with music, Kurt Loder was more involved.”

“I'm not motivated by money or power or fame. In the end, it doesn't bring much happiness. The only thing that is driving me is self-satisfaction, self-validation.”

“I would love to fight my clone.”

“There's no one way to the top. Make your own opportunities. See around corners. Raise your hand for assignments.”

“A couple of years ago, right before I made 'Down to You,' there was a moment when I questioned what I was doing and if it meant anything. I felt like I wasn't accomplishing anything, that th...”

“Love does not alter the beloved, it alters itself.”

“If you continue to plow ahead in something that is OK, you will miss the opportunity to do something that is great.”

“It is not wrong to feel down or disappointed, what is wrong is to quit. As long you are doing the right thing you are on the right track, and you will succeed by God's will.”

“I hold the door for the ladies - I'm a gent.”

“I'm a romantic; a sentimental person thinks things will last, a romantic person hopes against hope that they won't.”

“I didn't do it because of the underlying greed that's prevailing, but it is about greed, doing the right thing at the right time using your clout when you have it and what for and what reaso...”

“American power in the Middle East is collapsing. It doesn't need much more than a shove, and it will - and that's not going to be a good thing.”

“Russia will occupy most of the good food lands of central Europe while we have the industrial portions. We must find some way of persuading Russia to play ball.”

“Telling stories with visuals is an ancient art. We've been drawing pictures on cave walls for centuries. It's like what they say about the perfect picture book. The art and the text stand al...”

“Many years ago, large packs of wolves roamed the countryside in Ukraine, making travel in that part of the world very dangerous. These wolf packs were fearless. They were not intimidated by...”

“Sometimes people have questioned whether I was making fun of the industry or just at myself. I'm just trying to raise a smile. Clothes aren't meant to be worshipped at a church altar.”

“I learned that in order to have a strong and credible voice, I needed to do more research into the history of black people in America while simultaneously digesting new and pertinent news.”

“I really love Linkin Park, and I loved Chester Bennington, and it is horrible what happened to him. I grew up listening to him because my dad would make these mixtapes with a lot of differen...”

“I loved playing in the Big Ten, where it's three yards and a cloud of dust.”

“Love is an ocean of kindness.”