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" My son Matthew's beloved dog is a Jack Russell. His name is Buster. Matthew picked him as a puppy, when he was tiny himself. "

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" Like most guys, I don't come to beauty regimes naturally. I'm dragged kicking and screaming by the best in the world. "

" To be counter to the culture, you are by definition willfully and actively ignoring the culture, i.e., reality. "

" I've said before that the common perception that all good actors should be good liars is exactly the opposite; only bad actors lie when they act. "

" I've gotten to believe it's more fun to play politicians than actually be them. "

" I've been around for so long, people have their perceptions of me: good, bad or indifferent. "

" Being in a successful marriage is no different than being cast in a successful movie. It's all about who you pick; in that first moment, did you pick the right person? I think you need to pick somebody who's more interested in being married than in getting married. "

" I learned to focus on what's real rather than imagined; on not letting feelings drive the bus; on being courageous and honest; on putting my total effort into something and not worrying about the result. "

" Children change you. They really do. "

" One of the interesting things about Twitter is looking how famous people choose to use it. Take someone like Steve Martin, who I follow: it's all sorts of comic gems, nothing private, nothing personal - all jokes. Other celebrities are overtly personal - like Charlie Sheen. I do a mix of observations and updates. "

" My issue isn't about physical aging; my issue is about wanting to remain vigorous and youthful in my spirit. "

" For sure, without question, the writing is better on TV pound for pound than movies because the businesses have changed so much. So all the great writers would rather work for TV, and they do. "

" I made a conscious effort to focus on television so I could stay in Los Angeles, so I wasn't on a location all over the world doing movies. "

" I would've loved Jack Kennedy. I would've loved to have campaigned for him and supported him. I wish there were more like him today. "

" I believe in ceremony. I think ceremony is important, pomp and circumstance, tradition. I'm into those things. "

" I didn't go to Ivy League schools. I dropped out of college to go into movies. "

" Some actors specialize in shooting weapons and punching people. Some have the market on playing buffoons cornered, others specialize in roles that require heavy makeup or outrageous wardrobe. Some trade exclusively in a post-ironic blase attitude. "

" In my bachelor days, the priority wasn't learning to cook. "

" For guys, I don't think you're ever ready... I don't think you wake up and go, 'You know, today's the day I'm going to get married. By God, I'm ready. My house is in order, and it is time.' "

" I've been lucky enough in 'The West Wing' and 'Brothers & Sisters' to talk about the issues that are important to me with none of the awful mud-slinging or public scrutiny you have in politics. "

" After my parents' divorce when I was 4, I spent weekends with my dad before we finally moved to California. By the time Sunday rolled around, I was incapable of enjoying the day's activities, of being in the moment, because I was already dreading the inevitable goodbye of Sunday evening. "

" The first private space of my own wasn't a dorm room; it was a hotel room in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "

" My hopes and aspirations haven't changed since I started in this business. They've been to be able to play drama, to be able to play comedy, to be able to play leading men, and to be able to play character roles. I have no other aspirations in this regard. "

" Guys are really lucky. We become our authentic selves the older we get. "

" The Kennedys are our royals. "

" I have had a lot of blessed, interesting things happen to me and have bumped up against some amazing people. "

" In spite of being professionally gregarious, in my nonpaid hours I'm a bit of a hermit. After being around a crew of fifty people for twelve hours a day on a film set, I really like my alone time, and as always, I abhor small talk. "

" If you are worried about what people think of you, you should go into politics. Real actors take chances. "

" In acting, there's a type of courage you're recognized for all the time. You lose 100 pounds and play a guy with AIDS, and you get rewarded. But, in life, doing what is courageous is quiet, and no one knows about it. Courage is someone making sacrifices for their family or making selfless decisions for what they hope or feel. "

" Before you could actually have face-lifts, they would pull your skin around the back of your head with rubber bands, where they would tape it. And then you'd have to wear a wig over it to hide the rubber bands. It was not the most comfortable. "

" I have a lot of great memories, but I can't imagine anything more exciting than the life I have now. "