"Where I grew up - we started out in Oklahoma and then moved to Missouri - it was considered hubris to talk about yourself. And the downside of that was that ideas rarely got exchanged, or true feelings."

"I start asking a lot of questions about my own life, and it's not necessarily fun, but it's a good exercise."

"I die really well, by the way. It's one of my strong points. I just take a bullet well."

"I didn't realize how interesting the place I come from is until I left home and saw how other cultures handled things differently."

"My affliction has been... I can make something or draw something or design something better than I can explain it."

"It's those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it's a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses."

"I'm sure they're saddened by me, and I get frustrated with them. But I love them, and at the end of the day if they need me or if they need anything, I'm there for them. Family."

"Depression is not interesting to watch."

"I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion."

"To be in love with someone and be raising a family with someone and want to make that commitment and not be able to is ludicrous, just ludicrous."

"I've never seen a publicist that could protect me from things, protect anyone from what's going on out there."

"I had a very supportive family environment that gave me room to explore and discover things about myself."

"You never know when I might decide to work in a Bollywood film and do one of those dance numbers with the whole crew in the backdrop."

"Plan B is really a little garage band of three people, and our mandate has been to help get difficult material, that might not otherwise get made, to the screen and to work with directors we respect."

"I phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said 'We saw your movie.' 'Which one?' I said. He shouted 'Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn't like?"

"I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what's more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on."

"I'm a bit of a loner, you know? I'm more quiet by nature. And coming from, you know, hillbilly country, I'm probably more reserved."

"Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within."

"Listen, I've been pretty fortunate. And if I've been underrated, it's actually been something I've been able to work with; I can surprise people. It sets me up to exceed expectations, so I don't mind."

"My happiest moment is the day they call wrap and I'm free. I'm not looking back."

"It's a violent world we live in. I don't agree with trying to hide that or cover it up."

"I've worked with some really great directors, and I'm really choosy about them because they're telling the story at the end of the day."

"I was so intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself."

"I feel like I have to share whatever I can. You're culpable if you don't act."

"With sons and fathers, there's an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you."

"I'm drawn to furniture design as complete architecture on a minor scale."

"I loved 'Saturday Night Fever' when I was a kid. I couldn't believe people talked that way. It was just a whole new culture I didn't understand. I snuck into it. It was an R-rated film. So it holds a special place."

"I get enraged when people start telling other people how to live their lives."

"I've always been at war with myself, for right or wrong."

"I find all of my performances come down to mathematics in a sense - how do you approach the problem of this character? Sometimes I crack that problem, sometimes I don't."

"At the end of the day, we get to be parents, greeting our lovely, crazy children and talking about their day, making sure they brush their teeth, so all the tension from our day is tabled... until the next."

"I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It's the truth."

"Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life."

"By nature, I keep moving, man. My theory is, be the shark. You've just got to keep moving. You can't stop."

"I'm satisfied with making true choices and finding the woman I love, Angie, and building a family that I love so much."

"There are no Hallmark cards that define the next chapter, or the value of a history together."

"Actions speak louder than words, and it's no more true than with your kids."

"When I was a boy, I would ask about my family history, about my bloodlines. We really didn't know that much. We had a little Indian in us from the Oklahoma Trail of Tears."

"Being married means I can break wind and eat ice cream in bed."

"Religion works. I know there's comfort there, a crash pad. It's something to explain the world and tell you there is something bigger than you, and it is going to be alright in the end. It works because it's comforting."

"I grew up in Oklahoma and Missouri, and I just loved film. My folks would take us to the drive-in on summer nights, and we'd sit on the hood of the car. I just had this profound love for storytelling."

"I'd like to design something like a city or a museum. I want to do something hands on rather than just play golf which is the sport of the religious right."

"I have very few friends. I have a handful of close friends, and I have my family, and I haven't known life to be any happier."

"My life has been about big changes."

"In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging."

"Given a chance, I would like to work with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because she's a versatile actor."

"What's valuable to me has become clearer as I've got older. To me, it's about the value of your time and your day and the value of the people you spend it with."

"A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss... That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all."

"You can't be different for different's sake, and this doesn't always work, but you have to separate yourself from the normal read. Of course, it has to be truthful. If it's not truthful, don't waste your time."

"You must lose everything in order to gain anything."