Practice being in the moment when you are running, whether you are on your own or in the race.

I usually spend the hiatus of 'Dexter' in New York in a way to balance things.

You know what, I'm happy to say that everything outside of 'Dexter' feels like a vacation, and I don't mean to say anything negative about the show. It's just a different kind of work. Emotionally it's taxing and complicated, and that's a great thing.

I love that there's a beginning, middle and end to a film and you can craft what the whole journey is going to look like.

I have learned that keeping my personal life outside of work is the easier, richer way to work.

In school, I was always being cast as the clown. And then I did The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), and once people hear you scream, they can't un-hear it. But I don't mean to say that I've been typecast, either.

My laundry list of wants in a partner is basically kindness. I want someone who is kind, and that's kind of where it begins and ends. I'm open to being surprised.