I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched.

I grew up in the '80s in L.A., so Ice Cube and Magic Johnson are my heroes.

I think our culture has gotten so skewed. People assume that because you're an actor you want to write a book to exploit your celebrity, but my celebrity is only a byproduct of me making movies. I have no intention of being a celebrity.

Everything's coming up roses - for me.

I started writing and acting in these little plays and then I was discovered by Dustin Hoffman. He got me my first audition for a film he was in, called 'I Heart Huckabees.'

I was thin in high school and then I gained weight. I went to a nutritionist. I learned for the first time about what things are healthy to eat, basically.