But colonization had a nasty tendency to work its way into the DNA, the beliefs and philosophies and the very ways of life of the people being colonized.

You must remember, all stories start somewhere.

To me, strange is just another way of saying unusual. And unusual is just another way of saying special

I grew up in a village of about 800 people surrounded by lakes and woods, and I think it's made a definite impact on me.

No, my career as a warrior princess, short as it had been, was over, I thought morosely. Violence only works if you're good at it. Otherwise, it hurts too much.

Life does not count by years. Some suffer a lifetime in a day, and so grow old between the rising and the setting of the sun.

When you fight you are in a situation where failure can happen. This chance of failure forges your character in many ways.

Usually I do a practice in the morning first and then meditate. I'm fortunate that I can do it in a car, in a bus, in a plane.

I think that Shakespeare is a s***. Absolute s***! He may have been a genius for his time, but I just can't relate to that stuff. "Thee and thous" - the guy sounds like a faggot.

Now, because of this big backdrop that we've given ourselves, these little personal, human details take on a whole new context and give us opportunities for comedy.

I believe an appreciation for simplicity, the everyday - the ability to dive deeply into the banal and discover life's hidden richness - is where success, let alone happiness, emerges.

Many people feel he did cross a line in a way he hadn't even done before and also that Republicans had to speak out because they believe Trump poses a danger to the party.

As I have got older and become a father, there's less and less time for films.

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.