I have a resistance to change in things that I feel comfortable with and that I'm used to.

If you're going to stick around in this business, you have to have the ability to reinvent yourself, whether consciously or unconsciously.

Surfing is like golf: You're always battling, and it keeps knocking you down. There are a lot of wipeouts. But when you stay with it and catch that wave, you really taste it. It's magic.

Playing Bill Clinton is really, probably, the scariest time of my career.

What, like I want to look like Dick Clark? No. I think I look great with liver spots.

In my early teen years, I wanted to become a vet. That was my plan. I worked as a veterinarian's assistant for a couple of summers.

I look for a good story. Usually the best stories are the ones that are unbelievably true. 'Soul Surfer' is one of those stories.