You have to really know what you're saying.

I've really dreamed of doing television. All of us do television, coming up. But when I was coming up, television was a black hole for actors. Now, television has a certain cache. Now everybody wants to be on TV because they're doing adult dramas. If you're an actor, it's like, "Well, get me on television," because it's the only place you can do it and also make a living at it. If my kids need shoes, I better do a TV show because I damn sure don't make any money with independent films.

I've danced one time in my life. It was the most mortifying experience I ever had.

Every character I play is me, always has been.

I was the fattest baby in Clark County, Arkansas. They put me in the newspaper. It was like a prize turnip.

People always like stories about the little guy fighting the big guy.

If someone is talking to you and tells you that you ought to do something, and you can tell they mean it, those are the scary people. Those are the people you want to watch out for.