I don't get paid like a person that everyone knows, but I get paid so much more in so many ways.

I just arrive, they hand me a script and say, do it.

You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall.

My character Esteban is a guy who really didn't think he was gonna be there at this point in his life. He's in his early 30s. He's got a son. He's raising his son as a single father.

I love shocking people.

I like the Beatles. They're at the core of my musicality. And John Lennon's my spiritual father.

Being an actor you have a lot of expenses.

I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry.

I don't get paid like a person that everyone knows, but I get paid so much more in so many ways.

In order to be a lieutenant, you've got to have authority in your voice. No matter how young your face looks, you've got to let your guys know that you're in charge.

If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler.

I love being irreverent. But I hate being irrelevant. I love being irreverent because at the end of the day your actions belie your intentions.

I went jogging up on Mulholland. In the middle of my run I had some form of asthma attack and couldn't even walk. I couldn't get a ride one block to my house. I thought I was going to die.

I love bringing roses to a woman when she least expects it.

Well, actually yes, in 1988. There was a warrant for me because my assistant hadn't paid a ticket of mine.

I'm a very romantic person.

We as Americans of Latin descent are just as American as anyone else of any other descent.

Anytime you do something Latino, yeah, I love the color, the spice.

I always pull over for people who need a push.

All I would say to people who doubt 'Caprica' is: Everything good starts slow.

Being an American is a state of mind, and to be in a family is to feel the power of belonging, the power of your roots. Family is a tree, the strength of a tree, the roots, the leaves, the past and the present, the future, the fruits, the seeds.

Do I have to see movies and television about the English throne or the Holocaust every year? There are multiple multi-million dollar movies with the same backdrop. But our Holocaust - meaning Latino - aren't ever told.

Frankie is my baby. He is the sweetest dog in the world. Frankie is like the son I never had. He keeps me healthy; I walk and run him. I always feel that I need to spend more time with him and give him more attention. I find myself unloading my emotions on him.

I see myself being a father, hopefully a husband, but I'm very gun-shy. The older I get, the further the goalpost.

I think that racism has gotten more subtle, and it's not even racism anymore: it's placism. Like where you live or whether you went to community college or Harvard, and it exists within the race.

I think the legacy left behind by 'Battlestar' speaks for itself. I thought that these avid fans, most of whom were skeptical at first... to turn them into a fan of 'Caprica' as well is a daunting task, a big challenge.

I'll never lose the sense of being an underdog.

In New York, just standing still on the sidewalk is a weird feeling. You have this incessant need to do things. Los Angeles is about kicking back, relaxing, your inner child, peace.

We hear a lot in this country about family, and 'American Family' just shows us a portrait we haven't seen as much of yet. 'American Family' lets us know that being American isn't about the color of your hair or eyes or skin: it's really a state of mind.

A politician's goal is always to manipulate public debate. I think there are some politicians with higher goals. But all of them get corrupted by power.

Coincidences are the scars of fate.

Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt.

Euthanasia is legal in Hollywood. They just kill the film if it doesnt succeed immediately.

I like there to be some testosterone in rock, and it's like I'm the one in the dress who has to provide it.

Tell people you're a Canadian or a Kiwi when you travel and they'll adore you.

At times you feel like you're the only voice speaking out to improve the working conditions of people, whether it's to be able to collectively bargain, to get adequate pay, to know that you can come home safe out of a coal mine.

A bad act done will fester and create in its own way. It's not only goodness that creates. Bad things create. They have their own yeast.

I want the world to know that everybody deserves a second chance.

When we first went there we completely lacked confidence. Our manager told us our act was too long, and told us to drop certain numbers and concentrate on the exciting stuff. And he was right.

The United States is a country where practically everybody considers himself middle class.

I think my music generally transcends a lot of genres.

Dont let people discourage you from living your dreams.

There are eleven million Jews in the world. I don't say that all of them will come here, but I expect several million, and with natural increase I can quite imagine a Jewish state of ten million.

I think a lot of kids feel alone and slightly isolated and in their own world.

A truly appreciative child will break lose spoil or fondle to death any really successful gift within a matter of minutes.

The material I did was lasting material. A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything, but I was in the studio. The biggest factor is the material you choose. You hunt, you cut.

God love Neil Patrick Harris - how great is that. People grew up with him; they go, 'Oh it's him, it's that little boy and he just happens to be gay. How great for him!' The more of those kind of examples that happen, the better it's going to be.

There are a lot of people who wait tables. And especially because you can do it at night and you can do your work in the day, she and I had a very similar experience.

Chairman Greenspan is, of course, a master.