Elvis Presley... had nothing to do with excellence, just myth.

Regret is useless in life. It's in the past. All we have is now.

Only the one who walks his own way can't be overtaken.

Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.

Never surrender to the momentum of mediocrity.

The more sensitive you are, the more certain you are to be brutalized, develop scabs, never evolve. Never allow yourself to feel anything, because you always feel to much.

All I want to be is normally insane.

Tell me, do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.

If we are not our brother's keeper, at least let us not be his executioner.

An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so he must be willing to accept all experiences that life can offer.

Every time you get knocked down you get up stronger.

[Spiritual friendship] is eagerly helping one another know, serve, love, and resemble God in deeper and deeper ways.

Poetry is a good medium for revolutionary hope.

To be a success, water your dream with optimism and love.

The darkest of all hells resides in ones mind

There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to believe, but nothing could be done about it, and if you can't fix it you've got to stand it.

Originality in art puts charm where it wasn't.

The cure for a lonely heart is to be alone with Jesus!

I like people who possess either deep mastery or deep empathy, but not as much as I like those who possess both.

I really hesitate to say that any of my shows influenced other writers.