“ I feel prematurely old. I'm actually having this major belated quarter-life crisis. I'm turning 30 in a couple of weeks. I've been thinking a lot about mortality. A lot about what I'm going to do with my life and how to enjoy it. One of the things I'm going to work on is being more spontaneous, letting go, embracing the beauty of come-what-may. ”

“ Dating someone on the opposite end of the happy spectrum teaches you an incredible amount of patience. ”

“ We come from fallible parents who were kids once, who decided to have kids and who had to learn how to be parents. Faults are made and damage is done, whether it's conscious or not. Everyone's got their own 'stuff,' their own issues, and their own anger at Mom and Dad. That is what family is. Family is almost naturally dysfunctional. ”

“ I love architecture. ”

“ There are going to be good times and bad times, but lighten up. ”

“ Mediocrity scares me. It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me. ”

“ The more you are positive and say, 'I want to have a good life,' the more you build that reality for yourself by creating the life that you want. ”

“ I'm so envious of that genetic wiring that immediately puts a smile on your face. My genetic wiring just puts creases in my eyebrows. ”

“ I like a deep sports massage - a casual beating up. I try to get them whenever I can, usually more if I'm getting in shape for a role. ”

“ I cry all the time - at work, at the shrink's, with my lady. 'The Notebook' killed me. 'Up' destroyed me. ”