I was... 15? And Garry Marshall, who had many, many seasons in the sun and a very long career, was in the middle of the brightest of all his seasons - I think he owned network television - and it was his next thing, and he was directing [Mean Jeans ]. And I thought, "If there's anyone who can bring comedy out of a designer jeans shop, it's gotta be Garry."

The press concentrates on a divorce an actor's going through and they ignore the good performances he gives, or the causes that he works for.

I think [The Outsiders] really forged who I am as an actor, and it's one of the reasons why I keep being drawn to big ensembles where I'm surrounded by strong, successful actors or personalities. Because that was my initial foray into movie making.

Whether you're a presidential front-runner, or an Academy Award-winning actor, or head of a TV ministry, if you stay in the public eye long enough they're going to try and find a scandal.

I really make a point of never worrying, or trying not to worry, about the way I'm perceived. You'll go crazy otherwise.

Be funny whenever possible, even if some people don't get it.

Anybody who doesn't have a scandal I have no interest in meeting because they haven't lived their lives.