“We are the sum of who we are. We pick certain things at certain moments that influenced us.”

Sometimes enemies are our best teachers, people can learn from their mistakes, destruction sometimes means rebirth.

Mortality is very different when you’re 20 to when you’re 50.

Even in the face of tragedy, a stellar person can thrive. No matter what’s going on in your life, you can overcome it! Life is worth living.

I mean, if you didn’t get it or if you didn’t feel like you enjoyed it, sometimes that experience can change.

Sometimes simple things are the most difficult things to achieve.

Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger.

You know what is a nice thought? Retirement.

It’s fun to be hopelessly in love. It’s dangerous, but it’s fun.

Positive energy brings good feelings, and dark energy often means harm.

It’s easy to become very self-critical when you’re an actor. Then you get critiqued by the critics. Whether you agree with them or not, people are passing judgment on you.

It’s always wonderful to get to know women, with the mystery, the joy and the depth.

Money buys you the freedom to live your life the way you want.

The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Letters are something from you. It’s a different kind of intention than writing an e-mail.

Energy can’t be created or destroyed, and energy flows. It must be in a direction, with some kind of internal, emotive, spiritual direction.

Sometimes when you’re playing a very intense character, a disturbed character, you find other layers. That’s much more interesting to me, rather than just playing ‘intense.’ I find it too boring.

Anger tears me up inside, My own, or anyone else’s.

I don’t think human beings are bad. They’re weak. And that’s what makes ’em bad.

I’m not a fatalist; even if I were, what could I do about it?

I don’t think I’m like any of the characters I’ve played. They’re all really far from who I am.

I’m one of the most humble people you’ll probably ever meet.

My most serious character flaw is that I don’t deny myself much.

To be able to do this job in the first place you’ve got to have a bit of an ego.