Wherever I go for the military, they always call me Lt. Dan. They just can't help it.

It's always been my dream to do a dance scene with Anthony Hopkins.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

Careers, like rockets, don't always take off on time. The trick is to always keep the engine running.

I save money when I'm working so that I never have to take a role simply to pay the bills.

I started a theater called Steppenwolf. We've been very supportive of the veterans there.

I study to learn, to be an educated person.

I was always fascinated with rock 'n' roll, or girls, or something like that when I was a kid.

I'm not like one of those actors who's a frustrated director.

Sometimes you're in great demand. Then suddenly your career hits the breaks.

Well, I've been to Iraq twice now. I was in Baghdad in June and then north of Baghdad in November.

Yeah, I volunteered to support the troops, and get out there and show them that we care about them.

You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom.

I've directed enough in the theatre and a couple of films to know that - to feel fairly secure that if I find a story that I really like I can probably get it done somewhat.

I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.

Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?

There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.

Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.

Calumny is only the noise of madmen.