Quotes On Career

People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.

My career, at the moment, is very exciting, but love comes first because it balances me.

I thought I'd just do a wave of movies, and then I'd burn out. They just kept coming together.

I love 'Donnie Brasco' and 'Days of Thunder,' so after I did 'The Skulls,' I was like, 'I want to be either an undercover cop, or I want to race cars!' Universal came to me with a newspaper article about street racing in L.A., and I was like, 'Are you kidding me? I grew up doing that right off Peoria in Sun Valley.' They asked if I wanted to do it.

I was only a leading man for a minute; now I'm a character actor.

I walk by studio heads and they actually look and put their hand out now, like maybe I should be on their radar.

Acting is the most wildly overpaid position imaginable.

In the marathon obstacle course of a career, it's just good to have all the stats on paper for why you're not only a team player but also why it makes sense to support you in the projects you want to do - because you've made so much damned money for the studio.

'Shaggy Dog' was a very, very important movie for me. It was a very enjoyable experience.

Acting is always a challenge.

I think I've been lucky, being my frequent appearances on Court TV have brought to me another level than just the actor guy.

I really hope someday in Hollywood, some producer or director will hire me only to do drama.