Born on December 11th

"When you are culture, you're forever young, like Snoop. When you're on that level, it's just contributing to the gangsta."

"When someone gets passed that mic, and they know deep down inside that they wanna say something or sing something or produce something, but they don't do that, it's like killing your musical life."

"Any form of art is political if you make it that way."

"I like performing in front of big crowds."

"It's fun to move people musically."

"It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning."

"And when your phone rings, pick it up. Open yourself up to the possibility a phone call offers. Discover this remarkable device called the telephone. It will give you a serious competitive advantage."

"I have always been terrified of the death of my parents. I never knew if I could count on myself. I never knew if that would send me over the edge."

"Silence, you know, is the best place to get close to spirit for me."

"It's time to re-think charity. It's time to give charity the big-league freedoms we really give to business. The fight for these freedoms must be our new cause, because without them, all of our causes are ultimately lost."

"It's time to stop obsessing about overhead and start focusing on progress. Change charity, and charity can change the world."

"In the field of love & connection, love is the alignment of two souls speaking a language that words can never fully translate."

"To love is to see the quiet beauty hidden within another's struggles and stand by them. As a statesperson & leader, this is the foundational truth I have observed."

"The greatest force of creation is the warmth we share in the quiet spaces of our connection."

"You're in a scene with Laura Linney or Oliver Platt or John Hickey or Alan Alda and these amazing actors and actresses, and you're like, 'Oh my God, I haven't even started; I'm nothing compared to these people!'"

"I'm an artist. So if acting doesn't work out, which I hope it does, I'm probably going to go into graphic design or something like that."

"I love sports - if I'm not acting, I'm probably doing sports."

"I got lost one time for a couple hours. It was pretty bad. I got lost in a creek, and I couldn't find my way back. The cops even had to come."

"I don't see a lot of nature in L.A. Then again, I don't see a lot when I go back to St. Louis, either."

"I appreciate when people enjoy my work, but I don't like being recognized in public."

"Rarely do you walk down the street doing anything that my grandparent's generation did. And half of that comes with the technology advances."

"I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams."

"I think you just have to accept the fact that no one lives forever, and eventually things are going to come to an end, whether it's a TV show or life."

"I work with people like Spielberg and Abrams all the time."

"The majority of actor kids are really competitive. But Gabby Sidibe on 'The Big C' has been a big help to me. Her career went from zero to a hundred in about one second, so she's warned me what to expect."

"Michael Kitchen was a great person to work with. So attentive and just great at what he does and supportive, also."

"I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like."

"I love the States and their attitudes about entertainment."

"It's always nice when people say nice things or are complimentary."

"I love accents. It's a great way to separate yourself when playing a role."