Being the actors of the craft, the trade, one of the big things you do and you learn is about repeating. There is something to the repeats. I think that is part of what is healthy to young actors. Get out and learn something just through doing that, repeating.

Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don't sum up a man's life in one moment.

At this point in my career, I don't have to deal with audition rejections. So I get my rejection from other things. My children can make me feel rejected. They can humble you pretty quick.

There has been a lot of self-doubt and unwelcome events in my life.

You'll never be alone if you’ve got a book.

When I was a younger actor, I would try to keep it serious all day. But I have found, later on, that the lighter I am about things when I'm going to do a big scene that's dramatic and takes a lot out of you, the better off I am when I come to it.

You take a guy like George Clooney who goes out there to Darfur, and gets things done! That's magical. He's done a great thing.