“You mortgage yourself sometimes.”

But somehow I’ve gotta find a way to play this.

My two kids take a lot of my focus, which I’m grateful for.

An actor always wants to sink his teeth into something.

I’ve never bought a boxed set DVD or anything like that.

In some ways, what I learned is that you can take a character and breathe with them,

The world isn’t what you think it is.

A series is a big deal, and there are a lot of people out there writing stuff that don’t know what art is.

I lay the clothes out on the floor with the shoes and socks,

It’s easy to actually get the ink on the page

On the last day of every character I’ve ever played

And I have to find a way to emotionally survive playing this.

So that it looks like the character has literally vanished. That’s the way you have to leave them.

As an actor, often you’re stuck with these scenes in which a great period of time is in between them – for example, if you do a biopic, it might be a year, it might be a decade, you never know.

And its up to the audience to interpret rather than you putting moral stamp on the character.

I’m only the messenger.

You know what you want to do, then you balance it against paying the rent.

You may be right in believing that if you study hard, one day you might become fluent in English.

No blessing lasts forever.

Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.

And it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,

For there is a VOID in things; a truth which it will be useful for you, in reference to many points, to know; and which will prevent you from wandering in doubt.

The sum of all sums is eternity.

What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.

It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.