Reading a book, watching a movie, going to a play, it's transporting, and very, very exciting. And to be a part of that, creating things with your imagination, whoa.

Everyone said to Vincent van Gogh, "You can't be a great painter, you only have one ear." And you know what he said? "I can't hear you".

This year, more people will use cocaine than will read a book to their children.

I would like for my kids to at least have some familiarity with who I am: "It's the man from TV!"

Being an action star is all I had ever hoped to be. I ultimately knew I would be an action star.

High school – those are your prime suffering years. They don’t get better suffering than that.

[And on going from character to leading actor] I don't approach anything differently; I just approach it as a character. I'm always astounded at the fact that I've ever played a leading character in anything [Laughs]. And my wife concurs with that, frankly. She always thought I would be, at best, the wacky neighbor on a sitcom, so this is all just a surprise and a joy.