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" Human imagination is so much more potent than anything we could put down in words. "

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" I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character. "

" I'm a huge fan of 'The Vampire Chronicles,' both the Neil Jordan film and the books themselves. "

" I like to just work with great directors. "

" I would love to just keep working with really great directors who really inspire me. "

" I love 'Sunset Boulevard.' I love the writing, I love the performances, I love the camera work. I think it's a perfect movie. "

" I don't think it's a bad thing to go out there and challenge yourself as an actor. "

" You're really lucky as an artist if you get a role that changes you as a person. "

" Everyone needs a reset button so you can start your day without anxiety. For some people, it's running; for some, it's going to the gym. For me, it's meditation. "

" I adore Jane Lynch, so just to get the opportunity to work with her was phenomenal. "

" Just being attached to 'Superman' actually gave a great boost to my career. "

" You're not going to do that. If you gave your best to what you were given, at the time, it's going to play out how it's going to play out. "

" Well, when you're playing a role, you have to think, 'What is ultimately motivating the character?' "

" Outside of, as a kid, just wanting to be able to fly and run faster than a speeding locomotive and being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, we'd like to hope that, when push comes to shove, we can do the right thing. I think as long as there is that hope in our society and in the zeitgeist of superheroes, Superman will be relevant. "

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" I think every guy and girl would love to get to play Superman at some point in their life. "

" I got a .30-30 for Christmas in the seventh grade. It wasn't what I asked for, by the way. "

" I learned a lot about self-reinvention. How you can be born Milton Sternberg in the Bronx and then become Monroe Stahr in Hollywood. "

" There's a level of love that really dissolves a lot of egotism and self-absorption. "

" It's rare that you get to be a part of something that, hopefully, has some significance socially or historically. "

" New York City is one of the greatest places on the planet. You have the best in food, art, theatre, and definitely people-watching. "

" I'm always so inspired by Jeff Eastin's writing. "

" Look, none of the artists who I admire or respect have ever shied away from a role because it might make them unpopular with somebody. "

" I remember I was really, really proud the first moment I got my insurance and also just going in to get my SAG card and filling out the form and realizing I was a member of all the unions I could be a part of as an actor. It was a really fulfilling experience for me. "

" There was so much going on in 1936 with the height of the Great Depression and the Spanish Civil War and Germany on the move and all of those things. There was a tension in the air. "

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" As a gay man in Hollywood, I certainly understand what it means to be in it but not of it, to be marginalized at times and kept out of certain clubs. "

" Certain characters are sticky, especially if they help you grow up as a person, I think. "

" My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not for me to hock or shop around to the highest bidder. "

" I consider 'White Collar' my home base. I'm so lucky to get to play a character that's very multifaceted and the writers take risks on and never get into a staid process with. "

" When I was 27, I felt old. I didn't feel healthy. I just wasn't taking care of my body, and I had a body that wanted me to take care of it. "