I think the Greeks invented sports as an antidote to philosophy. In sports there are absolute rules. It's not, What about this? What about that? Either you're safe or you're out. It's ten yards or it's not. It's in the hoop or out of the hoop. It's certain.

The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life.

Many actors will try something different once, but if it isn't a box office success they'll never do it again. In my opinion, there's no point in going on with this job if you do the same thing over and over again.

I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being.

I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

Just because you're perfectionist doesn't mean you're perfect.