When I was in fourth grade, we were learning vocabulary words, and the word nonconformist came up. The teacher said, "It's somebody who whatever everybody is doing, they do the opposite." I remember raising my hand and saying, "Mrs. Christiansen, I would like to be a nonconformist."

Figure out what you love to do, then figure out how to get paid to do it.

I'm very hairy, and men in film and TV are no longer allowed to be hairy.

There's a lot of common sense ... which I feel like we have lost touch with.

I have a wonderfully hedonistic appetite, and if I wasn't really strict with myself, I'd weigh 300 pounds. I'm not good with moderation.

I come from the theater, where I got into acting because I love transforming. I love nothing more than to be unrecognizable.

Not only do I recommend Wendell Berry to anyone who will talk to me for more than seven seconds, but I buy his books in quantity and send them to people. I bought a few dozen of his newest, "Our Only World."