And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.

I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overseeing it in a compassionate way.

(In) most cop shows, every cop in the squad speaks exactly the same and the same kind of short clipped film noir-ish talk.

I think God has a tremendous sense of humor.

Music is universal too. Even deaf people like to dance, love rhythm, and can kind of pick it up.

I'm a much better listener when I'm acting than I am as a person in real life because you learn as an actor that listening is so important. You have to really key into what the other person you're acting with is saying and how they're saying it and react in the moment to what is going on.

I'm about as big a star as the Baha'i faith has got, which is pretty pathetic.