If I'd made it right away as an actor, I would've stopped at a certain level and stayed there, probably as a character actor.

In the movies, I kill guys with an axe. In real life, I can't control a nine-year-old girl.

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

Theater is like boxing - having the audience ringside. It's instant gratification. Or horrification.

I love art more than anything in the world except for my family.

With writing, I think you have to be honest with yourself. I have a certain kind of writing; that is, I like to really embellish the human spirit. You have to write about something you have a feel for.

Children are the first thing I see in the morning and the last thing I see at night. It hurts me to be away from them for a few hours. It really does. I love them and they're girls, so they know how to push my buttons. But I've learned a lot and I have to thank my wife for that.