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Quotes by Actor

"The same issue is happening on a show like Everybody Loves Raymond now, which is in its eighth year and struggling to come up with good stories. It'll be interesting to see how they do. The bottom line is, it starts with the writers and ends with the writers."

"Without individuals feeling safe and having an environment of safety, they then have reluctance of taking part in the city of being active. They wind up wanting to leave the city. That's more detrimental."

"As far as big egos, there are definitely guys out there that just think God only knows what about themselves."
God,

"You know, I don't think you need to be educated to be a great actor."

"When I was in middle school, some of my so-called friends found a catalogue ad I did for Superman pajamas. They made as many copies as they could and pasted them up all over school."

"I could always flip between emotions and be available to suddenly do something new. I think it's a part of playing, and you hang onto it when you're a kid."

"If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?"

"I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous."

"A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity."

"He was definitely known as the foremost man killer in the West; however there's controversy about virtually every killing that he was known to have been involved in."

"I don't do a film unless it has a sword in it. And if it doesn't have a sword in it, I insist that they have one in the same room to keep me comfortable."
Film,

"I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing, and was a little bit stupid. Or irresponsible, which is the same thing I guess. It's just been really busy and I had a lot of great opportunities."

"I grew up with Scientology - my parents at one point were clerical. It's a pragmatic philosophy, not merely a belief system. Yeah, it's had media exposure because certain luminaries do Scientology, but millions of people do it who are not celebrities. It's not a threat or some cult."

"They're not bombarding me with offers, although the ones that have come along have been too preposterous to contemplate, so it's not as if I spend every day resisting $20 million pay cheques."
Day,

"That's why, when Alias came along, I knew I'd be OK if the show was on for five or six years because the writing was so good and the creative team was so strong."

"Even if I'm playing a superhero, it has to be steeped in reality."

"I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness."

"You gotta love these Christians, they're humble people."

"I've been very fortunate to be able to use my series as a platform to show a good message for the kids."
Kids,

"Stephen King writes a lot of things that are really charming and quirky, and that are more ironic than horror."

"I think all phases of one's career are serious if you take it seriously no matter if you are doing high profile dramatic pieces or not."

"I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball."

"To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard."

"It was a lot of fun on the set. I had the most fun making that movie out of all of them. I'm sure if I sat and thought about it, but none that I could think of offhand."
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