I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in view, An' part steered clear of hell.
The first time we all played as a band, I think it was in January 1998, in Jonny's bedroom.
A lot of the time there is a lot of melancholy in the lyrics.
Sometimes when people are under stress, they hate to think, and it's the time when they most need to think.
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time a steady eye.
One does not leave a convivial party before closing time.
Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on.
I would like to play an average guy. I would have loved to play opposite John Candy in a movie. That was my dream for a long time, and sadly, now I can never realize that. But I'd like to do comedy.
Live one day at a time emphasizing ethics rather than rules.
You can not define being exactly on time.
No right of private conversation was enumerated in the Constitution. I suppose it never occurred to anyone at the time that it could be prevented.
I think, and I've thought this for a long time, that we live, roughly speaking, in the last generation of human beings.
It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.
I'm one of those people who when I go over a bridge, I want to jump. It's just this intense tickle in the back of my throat. It's like I'm on the verge the whole time I'm walking over that bridge, and I'm not going to get a release until I jump.
I'm a task-oriented actor. A pretender. And I try to invent my process anew each time I make a new project. So I frown on any method.
Corruption is something you face all the time. Avoid it.
All the time, as an actor, you want to be asking what's next and where things are going. If you're not asking those questions, you're not growing.
And I have to credit David Jacobs with the opportunities he gave me. He was totally into sharing the creation of characters. David put together a show that told the story of people over many years' time and that was greatly enjoyable. Though nowadays...
At one time, whenever the hell it was, they wanted a character to come in and stir up the pot. They brought me in for 8-10 episodes and said we'll try it for that.
I live out in the desert, in farm country. I'm around a lot of farmers, guys with packing houses, that sort of thing. Half the time, these guys are in their pajamas or in their slippers. It's their place.
