I've always been shocked that people that I'm actually flying with say, 'Oh, I feel safer on the plane with you.' I'm thinking, 'You must not watch the show because everybody around me gets killed.'

If your ethics in the military, in your training, is going to be counterminded by a one-hour weekly television show we've got a really big problem.

There are two things that Jack Bauer never does. Show mercy, and go to the bathroom.

There are certain moments that you have to hit in a film, like when a character cries.

I think that the day you've figured out the differences between women and men is the day that you're no longer attracted to women. It's the difference that is so fantastic and frustrating and angering, and really sexy.

I've always thought of the western as American storytelling at its best.

My whole mood or sense can change by virtue of the music that I'm listening to. It really does affect me on a visceral and emotional level.