I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I thought that would be fun.

For some people, I will be Forrest Gump for the rest of my life. But that's OK; that's a good thing.

There's no substitute for a great love who says, 'No matter what's wrong with you, you're welcome at this table.'

I try to do what I call the three E's - educate, entertain, and enlighten. If you don't entertain, no one will show up. But you also have to educate, because people want to discover specific things about a world unlike their own - whether it's how hard it is to go to the moon or how scary it is to be on Omaha Beach.

Help publicly. Help privately. Help make sense where sense has gone missing. Help science to solve and faith to soothe. Help, and you will abolish apathy-the void that is so quickly filled by ignorance and evil.

Hold the mirror up to nature. Human behavior is worthy of examination and celebration.

If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is a pretty good gig.