A misfit like me getting anywhere in Hollywood as I somehow have, seemed, certainly at the time of 'Spanking The Monkey,' kind of out of reach, or not a very realistic take.

All the filmmakers I've worked with have taken my desire to educate myself very seriously.

Most of all, I really wanted to become a filmmaker, and I've used every acting experience to just turn it into film school.

Even the most humble role, I've always felt really wildly grateful to be getting anywhere in film business.

Self-promotion has never been a point, and I'm incredibly inept at self-promotion. Talking about myself is a little less inspiring than talking about the character.

because to influence a person is to give one's own soul.

Law of Attraction is not punishing you. Law of Attraction is supporting you with evidence of your vibrational frequency.

The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.

The second I finish shooting something, I know I could have done it better if we started right then.

The great secret...is not having bad manners or good manners...but having the same manner for all human souls.

In the morning, we carry the world like Atlas; at noon, we stoop and bend beneath it; and at night, it crushes us flat to the ground.

You can't light another's path without casting light on your own.

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

There would be a price... But if you were worried about the price, then why were you in the shop?

I'ma continue to make records, continue to make hits, continue to be what I am, legendary.