Quotes

I literally have three boxes of presents. My son's room is nothing but Daryl Dixon paintings, dolls, lighters, tattoos and panties. It's pretty ridiculous. It's fun. The Boondocks fans are pretty ferocious, as well. But, I get more Walking Dead stuff now. It's a bonus for me. The same group of people like both things. It's overwhelming to be honest.

You can't not look cool with a crossbow.

When you do television, you have this opportunity to drop these subtle hints everywhere. The way you say things for example, sometimes those seeds turn into trees.

I've always said it's interesting to watch devils cry when angels want to stab you in the back. I like that mixture.

The dogs with the loudest bark are the ones that are most afraid.

I'm still insecure, but when I first started acting, I was really insecure. I glared at a lot of people. I assumed everyone hated me. Somehow that scowl has turned into an acting career.

Damaged people tend to gravitate towards damaged people.

[on his son Mingus] I asked him, 'Do you want to audition?' He asked, 'What part?' I said, 'I think you'd be Spider-Man [Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).' He said, 'No, I don't want to ruin my life.' I went, 'What do you mean?' He said, 'I don't want to be famous.' He's got such a good head on his shoulders. I'm learning from him more than he's learning from me. He's my role model!'

[Which The Walking Dead (2010) cast member would be killed first in a real zombie apocalypse?] Andy [Andrew Lincoln] can't even use an iPhone, so I don't know how he would make it in the real world.

No, [I didn't grow up with a huge ambition to be a famous actor] I mean, I was artistic. I was doing art shows and stuff in LA while I was working in the motorcycle shop. I just wanted to live in a house with a bunch of cats and drink coffee and make artwork. That was my goal in life. And do you know what, that's still my goal in life!