“You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and...” — Benjamin Walker Quote

You think of George Washington, this man who was larger than life, and in some ways he was. But at the same time, he's just a person.

I only play projects with weird interpretations of presidents.

The only thing more intimidating than a huge international film star is your mother-in-law.

I can always go back to construction. That's great money, but the problem is you can cut off your hand.

The place I feel most at home is when I have health insurance. I really don't care how I get it, whether it's on film, or television or waiting tables, you know?

Imagine a world without art: it's George Orwell's nightmare!

'Pastoralia' by George Saunders is one of my favorite novels.

Somehow, someway, you get kind of labeled this guy who was in a Freddie Prinze Jr. movie too many. And Freddie Prinze Jr. - it's not his fault, either - it's just these are the things that happen. I'm not a George Clooney; I don't have a ton of opportunities.

Character actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman and James Gandolfini have found themselves getting more and more leading roles because they are permitted to behave onscreen in ways that George Clooney and Matt Damon never could.