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I've run into certain geniuses of individualism - they are very few and far between - who live their lives completely on their own terms; they are very powerful and have a great amount of happiness. We all should aspire to that.

Every day I try to do breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga. These things sound awfully cliche, but they help me slow down and try to point to a truth.

You can go through life and actually speak your mind and do it in an articulate fashion and with a really intelligent point of view.

When I started getting notoriety it was cheesy to appear in a commercial.

When I grew up, I was in Manhattan the whole time. But my kids have been all over the world.

People always love and respect characters who speak the truth, even if the truth hurts.

Part of being an actor is letting things come about organically as opposed to forcing them.

One of the great things about doing series television is the guest actors that you can have come on and play around with.

Most journalists expect me to answer all their questions about aliens and spaceships.

It's hard to find scripts that know what they are from page one to page 115.

It's always like you write a poem when you can't really say what you're trying to say.

In the U.S., oddly, we have images of men as arrogant and aggressive.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

If you have Darwin, Christ and Nietzsche, they're all going to talk at once. You need somebody who listens.

I'm very proud of my Scottish blood.

I'm always trying to perfect the romantic comedy, though.

I'll instinctively know that I identify with a character.

I wouldn't succeed at musical theater.

I really enjoy taking an outdoor shower.

I mean, there's chemistry in life and there's acting chemistry. I'm not saying they're the same thing, but they're as mysterious.

I may be learning guitar, but I'll never be able to sing.