"Sincerity is an openness of heart; we find it in very few people; what we usually see is only an artful dissimulation to win the confidence of others."

"There are heroes in evil as well as in good."

"If we resist our passions, it is more through their weakness than from our strength."

"In the human heart new passions are forever being born; the overthrow of one almost always means the rise of another."

"Passion makes idiots of the cleverest men, and makes the biggest idiots clever."

"The passions are the only orators which always persuade."

"We are never so ridiculous by the qualities we have, as by those we affect to have."

"One can find women who have never had one love affair, but it is rare indeed to find any who have had only one."

"It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves."

"It's the height of folly to want to be the only wise one."

"When a man must force himself to be faithful in his love, this is hardly better than unfaithfulness."

"When our vices leave us, we like to imagine it is we who are leaving them."

"Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?"

"Women's virtue is frequently nothing but a regard to their own quiet and a tenderness for their reputation."

"You can find women who have never had an affair, but it is hard to find a woman who has had just one."

"Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person."

"When our hatred is too bitter it places us below those whom we hate."

"When our hatred is violent, it sinks us even beneath those we hate."

"We are never so happy nor so unhappy as we imagine."

"We are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves."

"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."