"I'm such an L.A. boy, I love hanging out by the beach and throwing some steaks on the grill."

"The amazing thing about technology is that people have power. We are seeing it all the time in that innocuous people you would never know are having their voices heard because of this ability and technology we have."

"As an actor, most of the time, you only have so much say in how, what and where things go. As a director, you really get to paint a bigger picture. You have many more brushes to use. Although you don't get that immediate gratification of being in front of an audience, the satisfaction is far more interesting and complete, in my experience thus far."

"To whatever degree you have as a celebrity or notoriety, there are people who see you as an opinion leader."

"I wondered how they would top the Pirates and skeletons and moonlight, because that's a pretty cool concept."

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart."

"In secondary school I was floating - I wasn't passionate about anything. I did a little sport, but it was pretty joyless because the competitiveness was too much to bear."

"I have learned that acting is not about beauty."