My father was very big on marriage.

To simply wake up every morning a better person than when I went to bed.

Of all my father's teachings, the most enduring was the one about the true measure of a man. That true measure was how well he provided for his children, and it stuck with me as if it were etched in my brain.

I defend myself by improving myself.

If I'm remembered for having done a few good things and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that's plenty.

You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.

When I set out to become an actor, I had set myself a standard.