Having talent is like having blue eyes. You don't admire a man for the colour of his eyes. I admire a man for what he does with his talent.

I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead. They said all I was good for was playing Indians.

They say that age kills the fire inside of a man, that he hears Death coming, he opens the door and says, "Come in, give me rest!" That is a pack of goddam lies.

On the stage, you have to find truth, even if you have to lose the audience.

I have a son in Barcelona whom I am madly in love with.

I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame.

Will no man ever do something without a why, just like that, for the hell of it?

A big talent steals, a small talent borrows.

I liked sculpting better than painting. You have more freedom in sculpting.

No parent is there forever. So I won't be here forever with these kids.

I love, love, love women.

Nigeria is one country, one people and one nation.

There are some men who are consoled by the idea that there are women less attractive than their wives

Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. It's about truly helping people.

Nevertheless, one learned very early that books had to be respected; they were all putative Bibles and to some small degree had a share in holiness.

Be present - and see what a difference it makes in your lives and in the world.

When he takes me in his arms, and speaks to me softly, I see the world through rose-colored glasses.

I don't think I can be intimidated about working with any comedic actors. It felt great to get to play hardball with the big boys as they say.

The Exorcist doesn't get me, but The Omen does.

There are two things that have always haunted me: the brutality of the European traders and the stories I've heard about Africans selling other Africans into slavery.

Communities do not let prostitutes, pedophiles, voyeurs, adulterers, and those who sexually prefer animals to publicly celebrate their lifestyles, so why should homosexuals get such privileges?