It took me a long time, but I don't feel as anxious about stupid things anymore - or perhaps they've just been replaced by more complicated stupid things.
Going to Nashville to meet the in-laws was the first time when I'd been in America and not been seen as some sort of eccentric character with a cute accent.
I've always felt that, although Truffaut was greatly revered and admired, at the same time, in terms of film and how much he loved film, he was underestimated.
Sometimes I journal three pages, sometimes I journal thirty pages, but I'm writing all the time, and whatever's happening is happening in real time for me.
Once you establish a foundation of knowing what the greatest recording artists of all time were... Wouldn't you want your kids to know this stuff?
Time is a beautiful thing. It's like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they don't look so ugly anymore.
I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too.
Teen pregnancy went way down in the '90s, and 75 percent of it was because of increased use of contraception.
Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up into something harder to shock.
I wanted to be with the kind of people I'd grown up with, but you can't go back to them and be one of them again, no matter how hard you try.
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.
I never listened to the Grateful Dead as a teen; the only exposure I got was what came through the walls when my sister was listening to them.
I don't know if this is too weird to say, but this is completely surreal for me. Bizarre. The cover of 'Teen Vogue' has been on my bucket list forever.
The toddler must say no in order to find out who she is. The adolescent says no to assert who she is not.
I'm so fascinated by the concept of teen pregnancy for some reason. Not that I condone it or promote it, but it's just a very real thing in our country and culture.
I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.
I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny.
I've only ever trusted my gut on everything. I don't trust my head, I don't trust my heart, I trust my gut.
Like, you can find your dream, if you firmly believe. You have to have the innocence, and you have to have the daringness to trust.
My father always said, 'Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf' - so I make sure I read.
I'm going to say this - to the people in Seattle, to all the people in Seattle that trust me, that believe in me - I'm going to say this: I'm not going to disappoint anybody.
