I sang the songs in 'The Doors'.

A wonderful but kind of a terrible truth about acting is that you actually get to a point where you become content with an impossible task: it is really impossible to properly prepare. You kind of have to start over every time.

Mark Twain is a universe, and he is also a kind of American authority figure. He can say things to America that other people can't say, in a way that can truly be heard.

I saw the horizon. It's out there. And though I may not ever be able to touch it, it's worth reaching for.

I love acting, and doing it well matters to me.

It's important to be yourself. What art does for everyone, helps you understand yourself and in a distilled way, whether it's a painting or a scene in acting or a joke. It distills something about everyday life that can be important to you.

A hundred million dollars in the art world is a substantial amount of cash to do anything.