The bigger the canvas, the better I do. I'm not so good at understated, kitchen-sink kinds of parts.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

The character is a piece of fiction. You are yourself, however, and that makes you interesting, because you're alive and you're a human being.

Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

All the scientists who are working on solving the problem of curing paralysis say that it won't do you any good if you don't keep your body in shape.

And if you can channel the truth of your own experience onto the stage, that's what the audience wants to see.