I always distrust the word art when it is applied to acting.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

No expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.

Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life.

The whole point of courage, to overcome your fear. That's the interesting thing, when courage bleeds through the fear.

I always liked to take the plunge, you know, I'd jump in at the deep end and hope that I'd find land somehow, or hope I'd float or survive. That's more or less the way I've gone through my life.

You're not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you, Agent Starling?

The integrity of my sleep has been forever compromised, sir.

The event of history is hidden in time.

Adopting the language of a pretense only serves to ease participation in it.

If you spend enough time with someone who doubts you, you can't help but believe them.

If wealth is a blessing from God, then salvation was designed for the wealthy. Money can never please your soul.

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else you are the one who gets burned.

I think too many times people can get rigid in life, put our blinders on, get locked into one way of thinking, and forget that life has many flavors to savor.

Exceptional talent and extraordinary creativity are irrelevant! It's what you do with what little you have that counts big time in the end.

I guess I’m a Gemini through and through, but I’m mercurial. I get bored doing the same things.

To happy folkAll heaviest words no more of meaning bearThan far-off bells saddening the Summer air.