If you take life at face value, it loses its luster pretty quickly. If you go after it, you get more out of it.

Quote by Christopher Meloni

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My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working...

My mother raised three children on her own and my dad was a doctor working...

This is a dream come true. To wake up in a place that I own...

This is a dream come true. To wake up in a place that I own...

I think Chris Rock at the Oscars was a great example. I thought that was...

I think Chris Rock at the Oscars was a great example. I thought that was...

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

But I came from a conservative Republican background.

I'm a nudist at heart.

I'm a nudist at heart.

How that works is our first season was the year we had a threatened writers'...

How that works is our first season was the year we had a threatened writers'...

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and...

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and...

You couldn't pay me enough to be a law enforcement officer. Their job is a...

You couldn't pay me enough to be a law enforcement officer. Their job is a...

I have worried about getting pigeon-holed, but now I think I've done enough weird, offbeat...

I have worried about getting pigeon-holed, but now I think I've done enough weird, offbeat...

I rarely see one of the 'summer blockbuster' movies. I'd like to see a stronger...

I rarely see one of the 'summer blockbuster' movies. I'd like to see a stronger...

I don't get called very often to play innocents.

I don't get called very often to play innocents.

It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people...

It's just nice to work hard and be rewarded, which is having lots of people...

In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more...

In my own defense, I wrote a one-man show, and that to me was more...

My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so...

My first thought when I came here was that I understood why there are so...

I had no expectations about fatherhood, really, but it's definitely a journey I'm glad to...

I had no expectations about fatherhood, really, but it's definitely a journey I'm glad to...

I've written a couple screenplays and half-finished plays.

I've written a couple screenplays and half-finished plays.

Look, I hate to sound like Pollyanna, but I literally can't wait to get to...

Look, I hate to sound like Pollyanna, but I literally can't wait to get to...

If I could only get people to rub my belly for good lucky and then...

If I could only get people to rub my belly for good lucky and then...

Hate is a draining bottomless pit from whence nothing good or of any value can...

Hate is a draining bottomless pit from whence nothing good or of any value can...

I still have a dream of one day - I would love to hire a...

I still have a dream of one day - I would love to hire a...