Formula One was a very dangerous sport. It still is dangerous. But the danger factor is also the exciting part.

You just need to be accepted for who you are and be proud of who you are and that is what I'm trying to do.

If you don't have the balls to brake late, that's your problem.

I don't aspire to be like other drivers - I aspire to be unique in my own way.

In racing there are always things you can learn, every single day. There is always space for improvement, and I think that applies to everything in life.

Obviously I am not happy but they can throw what they want at me, I will come back stronger.

My saying is; We win and lose together. I think that really does apply to both my fans, family and the team.

I was born to race and to win.

What people tend to forget is the journey that I had getting to Formula One. There were plenty of years where I had to learn about losing and having bad races.

Sure every driver has his value and you want to be respected... but again money is not something that drives me.

I feel like people are expecting me to fail, therefore, I expect myself to win.

It is good to brush your teeth when you are angry, because you brush harder and do a better job.

I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

When I look at designer books I am sometimes puzzled why they don't share their inspiration, when it's obvious somebody had such great inspiration.

We fill pre-existing forms and when we fill them we change them and are changed.

The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. It’s as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to California.

Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.

There is no need to be dismayed if love sometimes follows torturous ways. Grace has the power to make straight the paths of human love.

To Tom Carlson or his dog-depending on whose taste it best suits.

Recently an actor asked me to teach him how to speak fast. Wasn't I once criticised for speaking too fast? Now they're doing it my way.

To work with somebody you love makes filming faster, more fun.