A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.

There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I'm not in that state now and that makes me sad.

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

I never had a policy about marriage. I got married very young in life and I always think in all relationships, I've always thought that it's counterproductive to have a theory on that.

Well, a girlfriend once told me never to fight with anybody you don't love.

Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.

I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

Early on, if I was alone two three nights in a row, I'd start writing poems about suicide.

If men are honest, everything they do and everywhere they go is for a chance to see women.

It's a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways so I've never had any trouble identifying with the character that I'm playing.