He who sits/stands in front of the fire sees more than the flames.. He feels the heat! Too often from a distance others observe the flames only as a source of light.

Own your errors but never be consumed by them. If you are willing to learn they provide great opportunities for how not to do it a second time around.

A crushing defeat is the most humbling inoculation for arrogance.

Talent does not automatically generate success. You can be talentless, but so long as you have fortitude then you will have success.

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change. The sun might shine, or the clouds might lour: but nothing could appear to me as it had done the day before.

A lot of the music editing job is communication and working out what a director really wants the music to be.

We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage.

Well, by now you must know yourself, honey, whatever you do, life don't stop. It only sits a minute and dreams a dream.

Even as water carves monuments of stone, so do our thoughts shape our character.

Cinema is a territory. It exists outside of movies. It's a place I live in. It's a way of seeing things, of experiencing life. But making films, that's supposed to be a profession.

Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.

I used to need the character but as I've gotten older I need it less and less - I prefer to play some version of myself. To approach any acting job as me just being me.

I collect cigars. I love giving 'em away to people that really enjoy 'em, and I could think of no better place than West Point!