I needed freedom to really express myself. That's really what Justified is about.

I enjoy creating. And if you can do it in a cool way, do it. You can't worry about disappointing people or what their expectations might be.

As an actor, it's your job to find the way to play a character. I think you can latch on to some things that might have happened.

The gray area, the place between black and white - that's the place where life happens.

The teachers that we actually learn more from are the ones that taught us life lessons more than trigonometry. And they have such a huge responsibility and they're under-appreciated and underpaid. So that's my opinion of teachers.

Every relationship I've been in, I've overwhelmed the girl. They just can't handle all the love.

I think my style is kind of a cross between a skater hippie and an R&B star. If there were something I was going to endorse, it would probably be something like sneakers. Something that would be me.