I used to think if it wasn't possible to be a family man and a totally dedicated artist, I'd rather be the former. I'm an idealist and a romantic.

One way or another, if you're persistent, fortune always smiles on you.

If you talk about race, it does not make you a racist. If you see distinctions between the genders, it does not make you a sexist. If you think critically about a denomination, it does not make you anti-religion. If you accept but don't celebrate homosexuality, it does not make you a homophobe.

You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your work perfect.

I think there are probably more closet conservatives in Hollywood than there are closet homosexuals.

Skijoring is just something that people want to see, it's like Ben Hur on snow, the modern way. I love the speed, the adrenalin rush is something special. It's just unique.

Society mends its wounds. And that's invariably true in all the tragedies, in the comedies as well. And certainly in the histories.