Few of us are as good as we think we are; none of us are as good as we can be.

There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion

It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do something interesting enough to make them want to get inside the lead character's head.

Unless you treat failure as part of the journey, you're never going to get anywhere.

It's not that conservatives don't care. We do. We just have different answers than liberals do. It's a difference of the mind, not of the heart.

My mustache gets so many questions he has his own agen now.

Life isn't fair, but you can be.

We judge ourselves by our good intentions, but we're judged by our last word.

Risk is the price you pay for opportunity.

I've never reacted well to other people telling me what to do

I had a strong, really good upbringing, not puritanical

The day I realized I could speak well, I decided I won't speak for myself anymore.

Making choices that improve things for all of us on the planet is an act of compassion, a simple act we can do any time we go shopping.

I think the media is among the most dishonest groups of people I've ever met.

Without a goal we are much like the man with a boat and nowhere to go. Goals give us the drive and energy we need to remain on track long enough for their accomplishment.

There is a difference between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn't. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes.

States in the world are like individuals in the state of nature. They are neither perfectly good nor are they controlled by law.

May Christ the Savior give peace to Nigeria, where more blood is being shed and too many people are unjustly deprived of their possessions, held as hostages or killed.

My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart from the paintings I saw in my father's office.

Christians always write to me threatening me with Hell. Strange how they think this vindicates them and their religion. Threats are the hallmark of a wicked creed.

You can't really make something or make a movie and feel all through the process that it's a painful thing. It's not possible to do that.