“Then the negative energy doesn’t even get into the room. You just have to prepare, and then go in and be the best you that you can be, and you’ll either get the job or you won’t.”

I’m no Leonardo DiCaprio.

The only people who have control over their careers are the ones you see on the covers of magazines.

I’m not much of a jokester.

Acting had always been the social scene I’d fallen into. It was sort of a merry band of band geeks and theater nerds.

Everyone else is just plodding along making a living. The key is not to live over your means and overdo it.

You never really know the guy until you sit down with him.

I always did think that when I turned 40, I’d start coming into my own.

Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me.

You know what the chain of command is? It’s the chain I go get and beat ya with until you realize who’s in ruttin’ command here!

If I’m gonna get my balls blown off for a word, my word is “poontang”.

You can tune in at any time and know exactly where you are in the story arc because it’s pretty much the same every week.

Fear is a killer, when it comes to the creative process.

My wife asks me, when I get home from auditions, if they asked how tall I am. And if I say “Yes,” then she says, “Okay, you didn’t get that job.”

My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.

You get a sense of how the show works and then let your personality take over.

What hard evidence is there that Obama doesn’t want ebola in America?

Most victories are, in the best way, acts of revenge.

The best cure for one’s bad tendencies is to see them in action in another person.

Not only are they just great, nice guys; they’re some of the best musicians you’re likely to find.

One of the best protections against disappointment is to have a lot going on.

I turn you out of doors tenant desire you pay no rent I turn you out of doors all my best rooms are yours the brain and heart depart.

The Ascendant is smart, edgy, fast-paced storytelling at its best.

They were asked to listen to the facts and apply the law to the best of their ability in a case the world was watching.

The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets.