In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy.
Every kid's dream is to be a great actor.
The stage is a training ground and it's where you learn what's funny and what's successful.
I'm almost 40, so it's an awkward time in my career. You kind of hope it comes through and, if not, I'll be a waiter. Awesome.
I've always been a guy that doesn't do well waiting for people to say, "You can act. " It's always been a part of me.
My first love is acting, but the reality is that I just don't get too many opportunities to stretch, and grow, and inspire myself as an actor, certainly not in terms of where I make money. Yeah, I can go off and do a play, but the reality is as a profession, directing is exponentially more satisfying.
You can inspire people to give you greatness, or you can micro-manage them into your own one specific kernel of an idea. To me, I think that when you inspire people to give their best, then you're going to get the best result.
IBM doesn't want its people to get frustrated and restless because it has them reaching for carrots they can't quit
Do you know what Ed Gein said about women?" [. . . ] "'When I see a pretty girl walking down the street I think two things. One part of me wants to take her out and talk to her and be real nice and sweet and treat her right. '" I stop finish my J&B in one swallow. "What does the other part of him think?" Hamlin asks tentatively. "What her head would look like on a stick
I think it's the first idea I ever got about doing something on my own, because it was the first time I'd ever really felt the confidence to do it.
I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home in the wintertime and get a job.