And then I bought my own horse, which I had until it died.

I have a movie coming out called Spun, which will be at the Toronto Film Fest.

Yeah, some of my college friends and I have been tinkering around for years, you know, just for fun.

As I've gotten older I look like a man, finally.

Well, I quit smoking three weeks ago and I had a hard day today not smoking.

My first four roles were all nice guys, Raggedy Man being one of them.

But if you love animals for all the right reasons- and that's just love and affection- then you're going to go after animals who need you.

I'm really good with fighting with my feet.

And then I bought my own horse, which I had until it died.

Sylvester Stallone is very funny and he's a great guy to hang out with.

The earth is a great big orphanage for most animals.

But I can't remember who is in my CD player now.

We consider all our animals to be our kids.

But the thing about bad guys is that they have the biggest bosomed blond, they have great clothes and cars, and get great death scenes.

I'm a real bore.

My wife and I have so much fun when we travel and find anything... like stray cats and squirrels.

The point of my explanation is I'm very subjective when it comes to describing my characters: they are all a little bit a part of me from the outside in or the inside out - but to put your mind at ease, I built Paul Snider from the outside in.

Sometimes movie-making happens like clockwork; other times, like a car accident.

I did have a dog for a few years when I was little, but then just really had cats until I was about 21.

We loved being in Russia and would love to go back again, especially to visit my namesake.

I ride my horses three to four times a week.

And I'm as attached to my wife as anybody can be to another human being.

Years later I made a movie with Wayne Newton, who has Arabians.

I think maybe Mr. Sinise and Mr. Bacon have slightly bigger egos than I do.

The room is the most important thing about recording.

The great thing about getting older is that you dont lose all the other ages youve been..

As far as I'm concerned, I'm just a guitar player, and my job is to go out there and play and entertain and do my thing.

There isn't a fight that I'm in that I'm not asking the question, 'What could we have done to avoid this?' Or, 'What can we do to avoid this in the future in terms of the kinds of things that we see?'

In the U.S., oddly, we have images of men as arrogant and aggressive.

It's Jamaican women and children who are my inspiration.

They sicken of the calm who know the storm.

The intent to preserve and capture something is very different from the urge to share, but they had become intertwined.

You never imagine that the Green Bay Packers were going to be in something you wrote or singing 'Bootylicious.'

'Mahershala' is my nickname.

American people are not evil. Given information, they will do the right thing. But they're not given the information.

The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand in business.

Let's set aside political gamesmanship and work together for the sake of our children.

We are now about to take our leave and kind farewell to our native land the country that the Great Spirit gave our Fathers we are on the eve of leaving that country that gave us birth...it is with sorrow we are forced by the white man to quit the scenes of our childhood... we bid farewell to it and all we hold dear.

The only pressure I feel is how I can contribute to help my team win the match. Of course, there is always the pressure to score, but then doesn't it eventually help your team win? Frankly, I don't let these things affect me.

Making a film of a work you've played for six weeks gives you intimate knowledge of the character. By the time you go in front of the camera you've worked out the behavior and life of a character.

Television has brought back murder into the home - where it belongs.

All you need is a bad angle and suddenly youre 30 pounds overweight.

We thought our careers as cosmonauts - we were young then - would end with a flight to Mars. But, you see, life has made some course corrections.

You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.

The recreational golfer who gives it careful thought will conclude that the favorite golf hole in his life played downhill, gradually or severely, and normally was downwind as well.

A balanced diet may be the best medicine. I was eating too much good eats. But people consider that part of your job, you know? Eat. And I do!

Personally, I would not care for immortality in the least. There is nothing better than oblivion, since in oblivion there is no wish unfulfilled. We had it before we were born yet did not complain. Shall we whine because we know it will return? It is Elysium enough for me, at any rate.

Doubt yourself all you want, but you have to make choices in life and live with them.