If we were interested in making money, we wouldn't have become teachers.

Compassionate conservative. I don't know what that is, it sounds like a Volvo with a gun rack.

I can see it now: Osama bin Laden goes up to the pearly gates where George Washington comes out, starts beating him and is then joined by 70 other members of the Continental Congress. Osama will say, Hey, wait! Where are my 71 virgins? And George will reply It's 71 Virginians, you asshole!

Directing requires great discipline, that ability to be in and out at the same time. The great ones I've worked with are like generals. It's a bit like a small war on that level. The great ones have that combination of freedom and control. I'm nowhere near that. There's still so much to do as an actor. I have enough to explore with that.

Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'

My children give me a great sense of wonder. Just to see them develop into these extraordinary human beings.

Texting and driving at the same time is like jerking off and juggling at the same time. Too many balls in the air, if you catch my drift.