I've never been competitive with anybody but myself..

Stupid — well, there are so many kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst..

I mean that's my entire life right there. I re-evaluted everybody in my life. I narrowed it down to the people that really cared about me. And did aw….

I love music and I guess I have less expectations or pressure to kind of put on myself because the music hasn't been some huge sensation..

I am very comfortable with conflict, be it of the legal or mortal kind. My father was a mediator, a bridge maker. I am a grave maker..

Trust is kind of this economic lubricant. When trust is high, morale is high. ... Higher trust environments produce individuals who are happier..

I'm kind of a private person in a way..

When you're the ingénue no one is really interested in you for that..

I did all kinds of things in order to earn a living..

I'm a fan or naysayer like everyone else, not an authority of any kind..

Nick plays a corrupt politician, which is kind of a redundant statement..

I am not an African. I am an American..

If I had the chance to spend a day with Werner Herzog, I would want there to be a canoe involved. I want to be down in Patagonia or something, and ki….

You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word..

I know that I'm definitely not a big big snob, and I know that at the times that I am a diva I know I'm being a diva. It's kind of annoying to know t….

A well-rounded performer will listen to all kinds of music. I like classical, Middle Eastern, and rock a lot..

Politics is a highly tribal business..

I was happy to kind of always scoot under the radar..

You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when it comes time for them to pic….

No one survives life..

Recreation is not the highest kind of enjoyment, but in its time and place is quite as proper as prayer..