As a kid, I was into music, played guitar in a band. Then I started acting in plays in junior high school and just got lost in the puzzle of acting, the magic of it. I think it was an escape for me.

I've learned some exciting things - mostly, that people really want to help each other; and that, if you can lay out a vision for them - and that vision is sincere and genuine - they'll get interested.

You suffer the blow, but you capitalize on the opportunity left in its wake.

You know you're old when you get a lifetime achievement award. It's a message you've been around too long.

I might have skipped class, but I didn't miss any lessons.

I don't have a set of tenets, but I live an ethical life. I practice a humility that presupposes there's a power greater than myself. And I always believe, don't inflict harm where it's not necessary.

I'm a dad, I'm a husband, I'm an activist, I'm a writer and I'm just a student of the world.