I did think for many, many years that because of my ability I could beat the system. And I was wrong.

I grew up in a gym in Miami, the one where Muhammad Ali trained. I had 142 amateur fights and lost three.

I don't mind getting punched in the nose by a guy standing in front of me. It's getting stabbed in the back that I can't handle.

Comeback is a good word, man.

I had a lot of anger inside me and that came out at times that were not particularly advantageous to me career-wise.

I'm an old broken down piece of meat and I deserve to be all alone . . .

People are always afraid of the truth.

Hey, baby, nobody suffers like the poor.

A couple of guys won Academy Awards for the things that I turned down. Today, after coming to terms with everything, after being in therapy for a long time-there are areas where I will compromise.

I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

All that prosthetic makeup drains you. By the time it's lunch, you're done.

Empowered women empower women.

It's hard to experience desire when you're weighted down by concern.

If this generation doesn't end...then change towards a better one will be delayed.

only the gentlest hands can brush away tears

I have been schooled by my own suffering: I've learned the many ways of being purged.

Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.

Ask Osama bin Laden and the 22-out-of-30 top al-Qaida leaders who've been taken off the field whether I engage in appeasement. Or whoever is left out there, ask them about that.

Let it never surprise true Christians if they are slandered and misrepresented in this world. They must not expect to fare better than their Lord.

I don't like the way some actors, when playing a nasty character, will try to grab hold of something good about them.

If the property belongs to God he is able to pay the tax.