I encourage first time filmmakers to be ambitious and take chances and risks, because you never know where your career is going to go.

I'm a tropical weather cruiser. I like surfing, you know. I like being on the beach.

I'm definitely a lover, but I fight when I have to - for something or someone.

As human beings, why does it take somebody to feel like they're close to us for us to see their humanity? Why can't we see the humanity in people that are distant from us?

Do as much homework as you can. Learn everybody's job and don't just settle.

Don't pretend to know everything. I've been blessed to work with a lot of veteran actors, and I soak up lessons from them like a sponge.

You know, you can try and plan [filming] as much as you want, but you get there on game day and you get thrown a curve ball, I guess, hey, the game plan goes out the window. You've got to adapt.

Sometimes you gotta go with your first instinct. You gotta go with your gut. That's kind of how I live my life, you gotta go with your gut.

Just us as people, we're different around different people and in different environments.

I think redemption is about righting a wrong, and in that pursuit it's about trying. You can stumble, you can make mistakes, but it's about trying to do the right thing.

As an actor, you always dream of having material that showcases what you can do.

There is nothing like passion. The fire that burns in our heart.

Just like breathing and eating, having gratitude for your big and small blessings is another thing that you should never live your life without.

Choice of attention to pay attention to this and ignore that is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer.

The top experts in the world are ardent students. The day you stop learning, you're definitely not an expert.

It isn't working that's so hard, it's getting ready to work.

Despotism isn't nearly as bad as it's cracked up to be.

A habit for all of us to develop would be to look for something to appreciate in everyone we meet. We can all be generous with appreciation.

Drowning was bad enough. But drowning sad and sober, that's too cruel.

I was not scared of anything, when I read my book.

I don't have to play the song all the way to the very end - I use it while it's good and while it's cool and while it's exciting, and then I get out.