"The strangest part about being famous is you don't get to give first impressions anymore. Everyone already has an impression of you before you meet them."

"It's not like I sit around watching my movies again and again, but I've never quite believed actors when they say they don't watch themselves."

"I mean, I love L.A. - I love living here. But I wish that we could make things without the need to hit a home run every single time. It's a unique thing to Hollywood that if you don't do that every time, then you're considered a failure. But it's like, 'Well, are you making movies to be successful? Or are you making movies to learn something?'"

"Sure, 'Twilight' is really huge right now and everybody's freaking out over it, but it will go away soon and I will be back to doing what I'm used to doing: weird little movies that nobody sees."

"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."

"We do not remember the passing of hours, but the resonance of moments. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon."

"The simplest truths often reveal that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand."