Tofu is the root of all evil, and there’s only one thing that can change a man’s mind, and that’s a modified Uzi with an extra-long clip.
Pick a dysfunction and it’s a family problem.
Sometimes you just gotta be drop-kicked out of the nest.
Nobody learns a German aria overnight, except Jared Harris.
Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think.
Discipline for me is about respect. It’s not even about self-respect; it’s about respect for life and all it offers.
I was kind of like chasing my tail and trying to do the right thing, and was a little bit stupid. Or irresponsible, which is the same thing I guess. It’s just been really busy and I had a lot of great opportunities.
If you’re doing a drama that has some comedic elements you can’t forget that it’s primarily a very serious film that has some light relief.
I really don’t want to thank my wife because I could be bussing tables at the Daily Grill right now if not for her. Jesus, what a gig that’d be.
Nothing’s a break for me. Not even the breaks are breaks.
I’m coming from a place of total strength and humility now.
I make faces for cash and chicken.
Worrying is like praying for something you don’t want to happen. I have such an overwhelming sense that if you’re in the right state of heart, the next right thing appears to you.
And last but not least.
Does any new parent, even if you’re not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do?
You can’t go from a $2,000-a-night suite at La Mirage to a penitentiary, and really understand it, and come out a liberal.
I’m not used to feeling like I belong where I am.
I didn’t have an identity. It was manufactured. My identity now? It was written on the wall by ancient forces.
Smoking dope and smoking coke, you are rendered defenseless. The only way out of that hopeless state is intervention.
It’s a very smart and heartfelt movie and that’s why, I think, we’re all drawn to it. We really showed up for this with this collective idea that it was really ambitious, but we felt we all really had something to gain from it.