I believe that whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you... stranger.

It can be a little distressing to have to overintellectualize yourself.

I was never that kind of star. I was never cast because I was gorgeous.

The point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.

You serve your people by leading them to excellence. That's leadership.

Having a vote once every four years is not the same thing as democracy.

the problems of three little people in a big world don't add up to much

It's my impression that I've done every job that I've been asked to do.

You can't get anywhere without the people who have come into your life.

It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored.

I was in The Wire for three years, and I left at the highlight of that.

I'm always looking for talented people that I want to collaborate with.

Both villains and heroes need to have a steadfast belief in themselves.

I want to make people laugh and I want to try to encourage world peace.

The melancholiness of the ocean; the melancholiness of everything else.

When somebody's really good, they're not just thinking about their job.

I'm a very political person, and I make political choices in my movies.

In a perfect world, I would love to do one play for every three movies.

Anyone of my generation who tells you he hasn't 'done Brando' is lying.

I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life.

Books are the beehives of thought; laconics, the honey taken from them.

If you have fun and keep a good attitude, people want to work with you.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

When you start a new project, you wonder whether it's the right choice.

I had teen angst for a while, but I think every teenager has the angst.

I think people would be surprised by his [Alessandro Michele] humility.

I'm not a director to make an action or horror film. That's not for me.

I have a tendency to evolve into William Shatner, with my big fat face.

We all approached doing a sequel with great trepidation and skepticism.

I don't really have any limitations for what I want to do, as an actor.

In Hollywood, people get reputations, just rumors that are passed down.

I love getting dressed up in a suit because I don't do it all the time.

If I had to be in the Olympics, I suppose I would do the javelin throw.

There seems to be a weird ceiling to being a stand-up as far as acting.

'Christopher Walken' is my "Hotel California," but I've done it so much

I have not heard from President Barack. I've never gotten a phone call.

I think it's a style of acting that you trust. You trust the instincts.

I go to Comic-Con every year, generally with some project of some sort.

I've got a stack of the 'Walking Dead' comic books next to my bed here.

And I'd watch George C. Scott from backstage. He was one of my mentors.

Lying and art are very allied. But after you lie, you get to the truth.

Some people come up and say they would like me to play Boba Fett again.

None of my teams win anything. They are an extension of my personality.

I'm not religious. I'm spiritual. Religious seems too much like a club.

I've always tended to play people who relish playing against the rules.

The stage is my love, it's where I started and where I do my best work.

I think it's chauvinistic to think that women don't like to get scared.

In acting class, you're trained to express yourself as much as you can.

I went out with the same girl throughout all four years of high school.

I'm holding a teardrop for a friend Until his heartache and misery end.

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