I got a degree in sociology didn't read much fiction in college and I was a pretty political left-wing type of guy. I wanted to do some kind of work in social change and make things better for the poor man and I was very romantic and passionate about it.

I've never felt that I had to take a role in one of those mediocre but hugely budgeted romantic comedies because I want to wear beautiful dresses and have people think I'm pretty and that I get the guy.

I don't think Hollywood knows what to do with me. I would imagine that when it comes to romantic comedies my name would be pretty low down on the list.

Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging but to do anything well you have to put yourself into it.

In the military I could exercise the power of being automatically respected because of the medals on my chest not because I had done anything right at the moment to earn that respect. This is pretty nice. It's also a psychological trap that can stop one's growth and allow one to get away with just plain bad behavior.

I just have a respect for my audience. That seems to be pretty logical.

I'm pretty upfront about my love and admiration for the military. One of the perks of making movies is that you get to sort of follow your own passions and I believe quite passionately that we don't pay enough attention and respect to our veterans. Not just our wounded veterans but all veterans.

I think in New York we had respect and we would pretty much fill up the places where we went but I never got the sense that we really were Number 1 here in New York among the Latin crowds.

Success turns a lot of people off. I have a pretty solid sense of joy and respect that irritates people and can irritate me too.

In the United States we do a pretty good job of protecting iconic landscapes and postcard views but the ocean gets no respect.

Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.

Things are coming to a pretty pass when religion is allowed to invade private life.

I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us whether it's your religion or Santa Claus or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about.

Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat.

My relationship with my father is pretty non-existent.

At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship.

Syria and Iran have always had a pretty tight relationship and it looks to me like they just cooked up a press release to put out to sort of restate the obvious. They're both problem countries we know that. And this doesn't change anything.