“If I’m playing a character who’s concerned about his body – an athlete, say – I’ll get in shape. If I’m playing a character who doesn’t or wouldn’t,”

I would love, more than anything, to do an out-and-out farce with huge physical energy.

I’d sneak out of the house to meet girls at 3:30 a.m.

I’d wear clogs, short pants and ladies’ bracelets. I created this aura for myself.

Some actors actually think about what they’re going to talk about during the interview–they read up and meditate and plan quotes and get all inspired. It’s very smart, but it’s so planned. I never think to do that.

The family is where most of our joy comes from.

Money is just something to be circulated.

There will come a day when the phone doesn’t ring as much as it used to.

I had to bring myself back down to being a normal person again.

Just because you’re from the minimalist school, it doesn’t mean you can’t go big.

I think there’s a down-to-earthness with Midwesterners and with people from the Midlands – which is where my family is from – in Ireland.

Make them laugh, and then make them listen.

There’s certainly more work for me in TV these days.

I get to do interesting roles and make a living.

I mean, I’ve been stupid in the past, and I’ve learned from that.

You should learn to be happy with what you have. Besides, the fact that I’m not a huge star has allowed me to pick and choose the roles I want to do, not the ones some person sitting in a studio office thinks I should do.

I don’t. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move.

I’m used to the older-fashioned way of mixing: playing with three decks, always turning and twisting knobs manically.

I don’t think healthcare’s a right. The only right you have is the ability to go out on an even playing field and work, and then purchase health insurance, or whatever it is.

Whenever I start to really think about what I’m playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn’t there.

My life has been a roller coaster ride, but somehow I’ve always been able to land on my feet and still play the guitar.

You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.

All you really have that really matters are feelings. That’s what music is to me.” – Janis Joplin

You can do as many sprints as you want but there’s nothing like playing in a 90-minute soccer game. There’s no better way to gain your fitness, in my opinion, than playing in consistent games.

Playing on turf affects everything, you know, it affects the way the ball rolls, it affects the way the ball bounces, it affects the way you think about whether or not going into a slide. It’s kind of a nightmare.