I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.

I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.

You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.

Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on schedule. The key is to keep working the engines.

Well, youre not incorrect on either front, because absolutely, there are children here in this country that need help as are everywhere in the world.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

Freedom and security are precious gifts that we, as Americans, should never take for granted. We must do all we can to extend our hand in times of need to those who willingly sacrifice each day to provide that freedom and security. While we can never do enough to show gratitude to our nation's defenders, we can always do a little more.