Billy Beane was a guy who had been devalued by the sport as a player and now is working as a GM for a small-market team.There is such a gulf in what these teams have to spend on talent [that] they can never play equally - they can never have a true competition.

No more excuses. I can't blame anything on my parents. I'm responsible for my mistakes and my choices.

Gay marriage is inevitable. The next generation, they get it. It is just a matter of time before it becomes a reality.

Democracy doesn't work unless the public is informed.

I'm not a big proponent of happiness. I think it's highly overrated. I think misery is underrated. There's so much value in that. You can't have one without the other.

I got into [producing] to be part of stories that wouldn't necessarily be right for me as an actor.

My main concern is quality and I think there is quality to be found in all categories of filmmaking.