“I was at first but I mean I thought at first that I wanted a little bit of that in there but the reasoning behind what they cut and what they kept really makes sense and it really played for me when I saw it yesterday, it all worked and was understood.”

Well physically preparing for the role, definitely and then continuing to stay physically fit throughout filming, getting up, 4.00 4.30 in the morning.

Alcohol is really just the liquid version of Photoshop.

It was a great mantel to be able to take on really, an amazing legacy. And you know to finally see it, because I just saw the final product yesterday as well, is really amazing to be part of something like this.

I could finally quit my job as a bartender and stop dreaming that I might be Superman and know that I was. Then I started thinking about how cool it was.

There are things about growing up in a small town that you can’t necessarily quantify.

Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.

Energy has to be fed from a source. If you don’t feed the source, it dissipates entirely.

I’ve never really felt that I’ve had the right hair cut, or had the right clothes.

There was a lot of stuff [in Rock of Ages] that had effects in it and I thought it was too smooth.

The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century

You can always count on the New York Times to cut your legs off.

I don’t think it’s fair – you get married, you give your wife a wedding ring. I think you should give her a mood ring.

I get to sing a great song called “Proud of your boy” which was by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman and they were so hurt when it had to be cut from the film [Aladdin].