There's two sorts of fear: one you embrace and one you should listen to and turn the other way.

We spend so much time sublimatin', thinkin' about, 'What am I going to have for lunch, dinner?'

I don't have a very 'masculine' taste in music. I get a lot of heat from my friends about that.

You can't live up to what people expect. Nobody can. But I guess that's my problem, not theirs.

I think the movies that don't try to please people are movies that you respect more in the end.

I never really want to repeat myself, obviously, but even if I do, it's because it is a choice.

Honestly, I want to do films. I want to make that move from actor to producer, like Will Smith.

I don't have a computer. I don't know anything about that. I don't even know what a website is.

A man's body may grow old, but inside his spirit can still be as young and as restless as ever.

I'm looking for me to disappear, and the acting to disappear, and all you see is a real person.

My view is that you should always remake failures because then you've got nowhere to go but up.

When I get the chance, I'm at the theaters all the time, trying to check out the latest movies.

I've always worked hard and played hard, and I'm sure I'll be cleaning up my act in the future.

I use my job to engage empathy and compassion for people society might stereotype or ostricise.

I guess I'm probably a Method actor; I don't know... I just think of it as staying in the zone.

I'm kind of the town pump. I think I have a pretty good ear for what sounds good in this style.

They were kind of like little Stephen King stories... but these go back many hundreds of years.

You have to make your choices however you see fit and just keep your integrity as best you can.

Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.

I was ecstatic when 'The Walking Dead' came along. Merle Dixon was so perfectly adapted for me.

This was great fun and a nice paycheck and then, as these things happen, the show was canceled.

What I've got to do now is let them judge me for who I am as an actor and not for my notoriety.

Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it.

I'm not a comedian. I don't make things funny if they're not funny. I don't invent funny stuff.

And remember don't high post when you're far from home, and high posting when you're all alone.

To the women and children, T stands for tender. To the bad guys and thugs, it stands for tough.

I don't have a problem with Hulk Hogan. People say things and do things, and who am I to judge?

I'm not perfect, I'm a flawed man, but I'm willing to try to get better, I'm willing to listen.

There's comedy even in tragedy. There's comedy in life. And in 'Castle', we go for that comedy.

The reason I was in most of the movies I've done is that they paid for me to be in the theater.

I think when dance is mediocre, it's painful. But when dance is really impressive, it destroys.

The actor's life is the road. Always has been, always will be. That is his cross and his glory.

Acting is like any other art form, in that you have the option to go very big or go very small.

Divorce is always terrible, but I haven't met anyone who went through it and isn't happier now.

I think I always wanted to have adventures in my life. I was always kind of a rambunctious kid.

I rarely watch TV, and in the past two years, I've done three TV shows. It's quite interesting.

I don't expect anything from anybody. When you grow old Your days are gone; it is part of life.

Legolas is fantastic to dress up in - of course he is - and I've had the best time playing him.

I'm going to start a new career as a singer, I think. I'm going to go the way of Russell Crowe.

I had an audition where Josh Brolin was pelting me with his personality. I didn't get the part.

I'm pretty much a straight guy on 'The Office.' We can't all be crazies. You need some balance.

I'm really blessed with the people in my life who keep me on track and keep pushing me forward.

I think space will be conquered through the mind rather than the clumsy medium of space travel.

One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday.

'Looper' was a wonderful script. Rian Johnson is the real deal and a really talented filmmaker.

You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning.

I picture my epitaph: 'Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown.

I can talk about sports and stuff, but I have a season pass for 'Antiques Roadshow' on my TiVo.

There's a lot of people I would be more than a little overwhelmed by and thrilled to work with.

As you get older, the more you know, so the more nervous you become. The risks are much bigger.

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