The only dangerous scene is when James Cromwell put a stake in my chest. But other than that, it turned out to be quite a punch. I didn't think much of it.

I was a child when the March on Washington led by Martin Luther King occurred, and I wanted to hear what was going on. I wanted to be a part of it. I wanted to contribute in the best way I possibly could.

If you go back to the Conan the Barbarian series, I really liked that.

They're mutually incompatible I feel; being a wise thief and a wise father.

I'm not a good enough singer to pull off the effect.

Cops and robbers resemble each other, so there's not a lot to learn in terms of learning the logistics of committing the crime or investigating the crime.

The only dangerous scene is when James Cromwell put a stake in my chest. But other than that, it turned out to be quite a punch. I didn't think much of it.

So I think what you see in this show is it's really not a just world at all, but you get what you give. So in terms of world view, I would say that's where the differences lie.

But only if I believe that my directing talents will improve the material I'd be working on. I want to make sure I don't sacrifice beautiful material on the altar of my direction.

I'm always a fan of a good horror film.

I worked with people I admire; Josh Lucas, who I'd worked with many many years ago on a pilot called The Class of 61 and Kurt Russell, and so there were a variety of different people that I enjoyed working with.

For me the march was a labor - a labor of love - but I was busy handing out flyers for the National Association of Black Social Workers, so I really wasn't standing in the crowd listening and observing. I was busy.

It was good to travel to the other side of the world.

My family life and my ideals, my commitment to the community and to other people - all people - has been improved. I think less about myself and more about my community today.

And I thought that was the best way for me to participate, because standing in the crowd and listening is a fantastic education, but it's not my nature. I need to be involved. So I did that instead.

To me, the psychology behind the character is critical. So I work very hard to get into the mind of the man that I'm going to be playing, because number one, I want to understand why he's doing what he's doing. It's essential, it's absolutely essential.

If the story's interesting and it's a compelling script, I'd be thrilled to be a part of it.

Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We don't want it to be something the majority is voting on. I don't think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority.

Maybe it's that I'm naive, but I don't think of myself as an age.

Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.

Life is about learning to fly, when everyone says you will fall.

Few scientists acquainted with the chemistry of biological systems at the molecular level can avoid being inspired.

The Holy Spirit wants to convert the words of Scripture into transformed personalities.

I'm allergic to caffeine. When I have it, my throat gets sore, and I get a rash.

There is no need to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.

An ancient dictum says that when Zeus wanted to destroy someone, he would first drive him mad.

I was always interested in the arts as a child - drawing, painting, and piano - but acting became a favourite. I was a major theatre geek in high school - if I wasn't in the drama room at lunch rehearsing, I'd be in the art room finishing up some type of project.

I'm very lucky. I actually like screenwriting. I rarely feel a sense of doom going to my desk.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Let's create a legal system that can work.

We push players beyond their limits and expectations every day. We ask them to take risks. Sometimes as coaches we have to remember to do that with our decisions too.

All I wanted was to be a regional-theater actor, to be in a company. I thought it would be a great life. I don't think I understood how difficult it would be.

My judges preach against free love openly, practice it secretly.

As a painter you're responsible yourself, 100 percent. In film, you have the editor, the director, the other actors. It has the advantage of not being solitary.

I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the fabricated stories, but you know, to me I was just another soldier over there doing my job.

Good breeding is the art of showing men by external signs the internal regard we have for them. It arises from good sense improved by conversing with good company.

I'm an actress, not a pin-up.

My biggest complaint with tights is that they do not accommodate skinny-ankled people like myself.

All the Shakespeare parts are for young women, mostly.

I was 21, and rehearsing a play, took a fall and was in a coma for a few days. And when I recovered, I'd lost my sense of smell completely.

It's hard to draw clear lines between writing and life and I don't think it is necessary to or necessarily good to.