I live out in the country in Scotland and know that if I close my eyes, I can recognise every sound.

Even here in America, people are fighting for civil rights 45 years after the civil rights movement.

With Shakespeare, the hard work is to find out why he said it and how it can relate to the audience.

I think the only thing I've got going for me as an actor specifically is the fact that I can change.

I've gone through long periods without being with someone and got a bit lonely, but not for a while.

That is the key to navigating this life - don't take it too seriously. That's when the party begins.

What makes a gay icon is someone who possesses both masculine and feminine qualities simultaneously.

Working with someone is the best way to get to know someone, especially if it's a creative endeavor.

It was a strange experience, making a love story and not getting along with your co-star in any way.

Over the past 10 years of being famous, my relationship with the camera has not been a pleasant one.

I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.

I love the fact that I'm having an opportunity to make people laugh and you actually get to hear it.

When I was growing up, we had cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits, goats, chickens - a whole menagerie.

To have three movies coming out at the same time - I probably will never have that again in my life.

Thank you for listening to Comedy Bang Bang! My name is Scott Aukerman and I will see you next week.

Well, I'm... first and foremost I'm a theater guy and everything that I know comes from the theater.

Ive always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. Hes retired now. My brother is a lawyer.

I have rock climbed but not in awhile. Love all sports, reading, cooking, some carpentry, gardening.

It's important to face your fears in life. Whatever they may be. Makes us grow. Blessed to be alive.

I produced and starred in 'Wake the Riderless Horse,' a short film that my buddy wrote and directed.

This world is filled with five billion people with five billion different ways of looking at things.

There are a lot of movies I've done that come and go, and don't really establish a growing fan base.

To shoot a movie that takes place in three decades in 30 days is a lot on the hair and make-up team.

To get to play a bad person and do bad things in a safe environment like 'Arrow' was pretty amazing.

I think everyone thinks their family is insane, and every family is insane. There is no real normal.

When 'Family Guy' started, we wanted to make it more like a sitcom. And there was very little music.

I'm trying to find a way to eat up time without being destructive, 'cause that's my go-to, it seems.

I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work.

Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.'

You always worry about films when you hear about them making decisions after announcements are made.

I'm kind of this control freak that likes to create his own hells before the real one can get to him

My objective was to have as varied a selection of roles as possible. It probably did hurt my career.

Raised Roman Catholic up until 11 or 12, didn't stick. Went out into the world and did my own thing.

Really interesting things come because you don't know what the rules are, what you can and can't do.

I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires.

Even great people are always slightly disappointing, which is generally what makes them interesting.

In show business, you can't make a living. You can only make a fortune, but you can't make a living.

Failure means you've now learned another valuable lesson that pushes you one step closer to success.

I'm a person who's very interested in science and the universe and quantum physics and astrophysics.

I believe Ronald Reagan can make this country what it once was... an Arctic region covered with ice.

When I die, now don't think that I'm a nut, don't want no fancy funeral, just one like old King Tut.

I love comedy. That's what got me into the arts. I don't even know how to categorize myself anymore.

I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.

I never expect anything; I just go make a movie. I do the best I can, and whatever happens, happens.

When I started studying acting, I was enamoured of actors who used movement to enhance the language.

Theater is like boxing - having the audience ringside. It's instant gratification. Or horrification.

Certain characters, mostly heroes, have to be the straight silent type; that is part of the make-up.

I never mentioned my sexuality to Warner Bros. at all, and they never mentioned it to me, thank God.

I'd rather have one good scene in a movie by a great director than a small role in a mediocre movie.

The Strokes are one of my favorite bands... And there's this band called Future Islands that I love.

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