The only thing that gets me through any type of pain, emotional or physical, is to make it worthwhile by putting it into my work.

We can become very short-sighted in terms of objectives. The first thing to go during times of economic crisis and budget cuts is funding for things that are essential and not-quantifiable, like the arts. Save Big Bird

I’ve really turned a corner recently in terms of not taking work too seriously, so it is much easier for me to not take my work home.

It's fun to stay at the Y! M! C! A!

I know it sounds earnest, but I do really feel in my bones that acting is just a small part of the equation when you are making a movie. The director really is in charge. Actors are as important or unimportant as the rest of the people around them.

Make yourself useful, not just on a day to day basis, but as a lifetime thing.

Theater makes working in movies or TV seem like a cake-walk.