There's always an anxiety about playing literary characters because one of the great joys of reading books is that you can create your own vision of things.
I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.
I must confess that I'm not a great reader. At the moment I'm reading my son's 'Stig of the Dump' by Clive King and I've got a plant catalogue on the go.
Skateboarding helps a ton with balance, precision, with air awareness... it gets your senses to be spot-on and it's also a great way to take my mind off things.
I think indie films are really important, because they show the studios and the audiences when they see them, great stories. Really interesting, small stories.
Tailored jackets with jeans is a great look for all ages. Dress up with a heel and pretty shirt, or just wear a smart T-shirt under the jacket.
Fluted sleeves or any sleeve that flares out before coming in again at the wrist are very feminine and a great way to distract from the dreaded 'bingo wings.'
I have a great map of the Tibesti Mountains in the southern Sahara or Northern Chad. It's a dream of mine to go there, but it's such a volatile area, you have to be prudent.
'Newhart' ran the longest, and it was great to have a regular role, but I run into a lot of film fans, and they ask me about 'Blade Runner.' I was grateful to be a part of that.
Not that there is anything wrong with confessional songwriting, there are plenty of people that do that I admire. I think it is great, it just isn't how I do things.
With movies, you are always in search is a good story, one that everyone will relate to and love. I love finding those stories and creating a visual world to tell the story.
I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way.
I say if you fight terrorism, it's based in fear, but if you promote peace, it's based on hope.
One of the reasons so many kids bought 'Famous Monsters' was that it gave them ability to order 8mm and Super-8 versions of their favorite monster movies.
Although I get so much fan mail from Great Britain, tell me, am I more famous there than Michael Madsen?
The word of God is a Christian's instructions for life. God speaks to us through His word, so we cannot constantly be running on empty.
God has given His children a love that is so great in Christ that the world can't touch it with chocolates, roses, or diamonds.
Making a film is so hard that if you don't have your main actors going along with the ride with the rest of the crew it can make your life very difficult.
The economics of being a playwright are abysmal. I like to think of the work I do out in Hollywood as a way to actually make a life in the theater easier.
In my plays I want to look at life - at the commonplace of existence-as if we had just turned a corner and run into it for the first time.
That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force.
