"I'm not an Adonis, that's for damn sure. I've never really thought of myself that way, and it doesn't matter to me. My favorite actors aren't Adonises. Dustin Hoffman is a flawed-looking man he's amazing to me. Tom Hanks is flawed-looking people love him. Same with Gene Hackman."

"I want my audience to know me for my work, not because of who I'm dating or what drugs I'm on or what club I went to."

"If you asked an 18-year-old what they want to do with their life, and the options are 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he's probably shipping out for 'Transformers.' If you ask a 26-year-old what he wants to do, 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he'd probably pick Lars von Trier. So, my sensibilities are changing as I change."

"I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form."

"Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence."

"You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor."

"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

"Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal."