You have to do bad things in order to become a hero. You have to make sacrifices.

As an actor, I only play what is in the moment, rather than in the future, but sometimes the past is more important than what is coming up in the future.

When I was younger I wanted to be an airline pilot, but that lasted for about 30 seconds.

There's a lot of me in Captain Jack and there's a lot of Captain Jack in me. And there is no pun intended.

Never apologize for being nerdy, because un-nerdy people never apologize for being assholes.

My first professional job was actually at a place called Opryland USA, which no longer exists, but I've been performing since I was a kid.

You can be in the public eye all the time and still have a private life, but the important thing is to keep in touch with the people who put you there.