I could never have gone to Africa another way and had the same experience. It was my job and my joy at the same time.

I try to be like a forest: revitalizing and constantly growing.

I care about people. In the end, I think they feel it. It comes across, regardless of the character I'm portraying.

We have to not just open our eyes to what's going on in other places; we need to open our eyes to what's going on right in front of us.

Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.

The true wealth of a community is measured by how carefully it listens to its women and how sincerely it values their wisdom. Empowering women empowers us all.

I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.

There's a thing you confront when you're going into something new and you come to this sort of abyss, and then you push yourself. It makes you try different things.

I stay true, because whatever the project is, I'm still looking for inside of that character.

I went through two schools of acting but I learned more about acting from meditating and from my marshall arts teacher.

I can play a man who's despicable. But I'll still look inside him to find a point of connection. If I can find that kernel, audiences will relate to me.

The heart of creativity is an experience of the mystical union

Listen To Then Follow The Whispers of Your Heart.

In some warped way, having an embalmed body with us made perfect sense.

I just think technology is pretty amazing. Like all things that are great, you have to be responsible about how much you use it.

Imagine trusting silence more than any thought you can come up with.

The majority of the things that I do, I'm actually afraid to do, but you just have to have a positive attitude and block out any fears that you have.

When you are young, you are a little naive.

Luck is just another word for tenacity of purpose.

Work is doing what you now enjoy for the sake of a future which you clearly see and desire. Drudgery is doing under strain what you don't now enjoy and for no end that you can now appreciate.

I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at his studies.