It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line.
And it was under Wilson that the first great propaganda slogan was coined and emblazoned everywhere, to make Americans start thinking favorably of democracies and forget that we had a republic.
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.
The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.
My teachers helped guide and motivate me; but the responsibility of learning was left with me, an approach to learning which was later reinforced by my experiences at Amherst.
American naturalism is what my indulgent actor side loves: a bit of Tennessee Williams, a bit of Clifford Odets, August Wilson - I would just love to tackle some of that.
Do people really believe there's something different about the eyes of murderers?
Crime stories show us the part of people's lives they try to keep hidden.
There are, I believe, many more false confessions to murders than true confessions.
The social arrangements that produce responsibility are arrangements that create coercion, of some sort.
I stay away from big chunks of carbs and try to keep it lean, even when I'm competing.
I had fun coming every day and playing in front of a packed house - it was exciting.
There really isn't a time to pause and have a celebration. I feel so serious about the whole thing.
It's really important to have balance, spend some time in nature, go to a few parties, enjoy my friends and really chill out.
When I got there, all the pasta and science stuff hadn't quite caught on in England - things that were perfectly acceptable then wouldn't be tolerated now.
I think the greatest of people that have ever been in society, they were never versions of someone else. They were themselves.
In country music, there are certain female artists, like Gretchen Wilson, where you're going to find lesbians because they're responding to that more aggressive side.
I was the type of guy that used to get up in the morning and go out and just out run everybody on the field without stretching or warming up or anything.
You always say 'I'll quit when I start to slide', and then one morning you wake up and realize you've done slid.
Surfing makes me happy, so that's just what I'm going to keep doing.
What I learned as an actor was the only way you could really do August Wilson's work, you had to leave an ounce of your essence on that stage,... Otherwise it was impossible.
