To get down to the quick of it, respect motivates me - not success.

Acting is something I love. It's a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I don't think it's any greater challenge than teaching 8 year olds or any other career. In my life, I try not to make it more important than it is and I just hope that rubs off on the people around me.

As you get older you have more respect and empathy for your parents. Now I have a great relationship with both of them.

I've always felt that if you back down from a fear, the ghost of that fear never goes away. It diminishes people.

To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions.

Acting is something I love. It's a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I don't think it's any greater challenge than teaching 8-year-olds or any other career. In my life, I try not to make it more important than it is and I just hope that rubs off on the people around me.