It`s challenging to take on something else that is not you and make it very real and have others be able to associate with it. It`s wonderful to provoke thought.

It`s different for me, because I`ve never played this kind of role. I`m always the guy who`s like Phil, the best friend, who`s the loud mouth or a hood or whatever. So this character is a little more sensitive. - about Telling You and his character

In the years when teenagers really need to be connected to somebody, they aren`t; especially in small towns where kids are bored and look for something to get them going.

There wasn`t any room for failure. I just went for it. I give 110 percent to everything I do, so it was very exhausting and brutal; mentally, physically and spiritually. It was a test, and I learned a lot from it. - about Thin Red Line and the filming

There`s moments when you have to make a split-second decision that will form you for the rest of your life.

Well I have been in relationships all my life and for the first time ever about a year and a half ago ...I became single....It`s been brilliant because I really need to figure out who I am, by myself, not in conjunction with anyone else. I have spent most of my life thinking about what the woman in my life needs, and don`t get me wrong I love doing that. That`s why I have done it so much....But for the first time in my life I have been waking up in the morning and thinking "What the f*** does Dash want to do today"....And not worrying about anyone else but me... I think everyone knows how easy it is to desert huge parts of yourself while in relationships... and we all yearn for the balance of taking care of one`s self and their partner.... So I strive to achieve that one day and am taking steps toward it....

The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight by Thom Hartmann explains how we can change ourselves and our culture to return to a balanced and healthy environment.