The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.

I've always belonged to the street, and I always will. It's in my DNA.

What I've found is that humans do laugh at the same things everywhere.

I don't care about anybody's perception of me except for the audience.

I wasn't dyslexic, I was just very slow. I passed my time daydreaming.

It can kind of screw up things if you're trying to overwork something.

I've gone out of my way to not take baggage with me from film to film.

The great thing about Starz is that there's not a lot of restrictions.

Everything starts with one step, or one brick, or one word or one day.

What I love about doing musical work is that it heightens the emotion.

I don't want to bust my butt for the rest of my life, like my parents.

When I was growing up, I was always on stage but I loved other things.

I want to not do anything I've done before. That can come in any form.

That's the scary part about TV, how you'll feel about it in six years.

No compliment is ever sufficient and every insult, of course, is true.

I don't understand capri pants. They seem like neither here nor there.

I don't care if I'm funny. I just want people to believe I'm that guy.

To me, if people really want to improvise, get into classes and learn.

I still think that movies are amazing; I respect actors and directors.

There is no need for fur - since there are compassionate alternatives.

I'm really good at judging and observing other people, but not myself.

I'm a pretty light and light-spirited person; I'm not a depressed guy.

Ninety per cent of being a parent is just being present and available.

Part of my mission as an actor has been to define what an American is.

My views are heretical to people who believe in political correctness.

Give your mind as long as possible to come up with something original.

When I was a kid, I loved Popeye, but the old ones, the real old ones.

It was cool for a couple of weeks, but how much bad golf can you play?

Why argue about decisions you're not powerful enough to make yourself?

For me, there are worse things than being pigeonholed as the nice guy.

I like helping people achieve their dreams just like people helped me.

I did an HBO movie called Undefeated that I directed. It was too hard.

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

Is neither a cure for AIDS nor a way of preventing infection with HIV.

People having expectations maybe means they've enjoyed what I've done.

You most likely know it as Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me.

I have been raising money for the past 14 years for diabetes research.

The good thing about directing yourself is that you get over yourself.

I'm a little kid at heart, so my eyes light up when everything is lit.

I think I've had more of a variety in what I've done than most actors.

Tell mother, tell mother, I died for my country... useless... useless.

For the actor, The Lee Strasberg Notes are an indispensable companion.

I can't tell my self that I'm a serious actor. But I'm serious person.

Every filmmaker's different, every filmmaker has a different approach.

I work in fantasy all day, so when I go home, I want to touch reality.

I still give myself the right to be highly critical of others, though.

Critics can say horrible things. It only hurts when I agree with them.

If someone pitches me a really great idea for an album, I would do it.

I'm obsessed with giving the audience something they don't see coming.

My personal belief is that everything is always happening all at once.

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