No hard guy's not scared when another hard guy's knife is coming at you. You're scared, obviously, but you've to act less scared than he is. It's who is going to act less scared.

Sometimes you have to confront your demons and sometimes even let them loose to genuinely find a place where you can gain some understanding.

If I'm at home on my own and the writing isn't going well, I clean my house. And there have been times in the past few years when my house has looked really clean.

What point is there to all the wealth and power that America may have if they can't look after its own?

It takes courage to be an entrepreneur.

I remember once being told by a casting person, years ago, that I shouldn't pursue a career in the business because of the color of my skin. The fact that I remember it today means it stuck with me. I thought that was really stupid advice and advice nobody should ever give someone.

One minute you're starting left fielder, hitting home runs; the next, it's career over. I was 20.

My acting career wasn't going where I wanted it to. I wasn't getting good parts. I got so bored with myself that I started writing.