I talk a lot about taking risks, and then I follow that up very quickly by saying, 'Take prudent risks.'
When you're really close to someone, they can make fun of you a lot and get away with it. But they sort of poke you in all of the right places.
I'm from New Orleans. There's a lot of vampire mystique and mythology that resonates there, and I was fascinated by it. I always wanted to play one.
What made us different from other westerns was the fact that 'Gunsmoke' wasn't just action and a lot of shooting; they were character-study shows.
Do people absolutely need the arts to get by day-to-day? You can make that claim, but they also really need a lot of things before that.
A lot of writing is a form of seeing - putting down what you see in terms of action and landscape.
My position now, especially in this town, adds an element of skepticism with people you meet - especially girls. I mean, it becomes a lot more difficult.
There are cultural reasons, economic competitiveness reasons. There are a lot of reasons why people are in poverty. The difference today is that increasingly they are in perpetual poverty.
I've worked with a lot of first-time directors who kind of look to me for ideas and opinions and stuff, and I'm a team player.
It was a lot of fun working with J.J. Abrams. He got me to drive a Corvette, which was pretty awesome, and jumping out of it was even cooler.
It wasn't my tennis that made me lose, it was a lot of different things going on, high drama, high emotion.
I don't want to tell people what I make. It's a lot more than I ever dreamed of as a kid. I never think about it.
A lot of times when you're young and carefree, you don't realize, when you tip over the edge, how difficult it is to climb back in.
My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him.
I earned a black belt when I was in high school. And I did a lot of boxing and full contact karate in college.
I want my kids to be curious, to be interested in a lot of things, to be confident, and to feel they belong in any number of situations.
I dated a lot of girls all through high school, and in college I dated a young lady for about eight months.
I usually get up at 3 A.M. I don't require a lot of sleep, and if I get tired, I'll take a powernap during the day.
I used to eat a lot of fish, but I've been shying away from it because of the mercury thing. I eat more beef and chicken now.
'The Discovery of France' by Graham Robb is teaching me lots about a country I've long loved but realise I didn't really know.
When you get a job on 'The Walking Dead' you imagine you're going to be running through the woods with a lot of weaponry shouting, 'Look out!'
