“It's not my goal to be a famous actor.”

“I was never famous as a kid. That's the biggest difference between me and any other kid actor is that I wasn't famous as a kid.”

“Jason Lee is the most famous actor from Hawaii I can think of.”

“I'm glad that my parents missed one thing that was really unbelievable. They saw me hit this great success. It was a blast and we had a lot of laughs. And it was just an amazing time. They passed away. And then after I got, you know, famous, all these haters came out of nowhere.”

“Persons famous in the arts partake of the immortality of princes, and are upon a footing with them.”

“It's sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? That's the level where I want to go.”

“There's this common perception that having a famous last name is all you need. A surname may get you a meeting, but if there's no talent you won't get the part.”

“But just playing the partner of someone famous, I had a lot more freedom.”

“I would love to do a biopic of a famous singer, like Diana Ross or Donna Summer, or an old jazz story that we haven't seen before. I would love to do that! I would love to play Diana Ross 'cause she's an icon. I'm salivating to do that.”