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.

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.

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

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.

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

We are going as fast as we can as soon as we can. We're in a race against time, until we run out of money.

Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.

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.