I had never done any theater in high school, which actually worked to my benefit. I didn't develop any bad habits.

Be mindful of your self-talk. It's a conversation with the universe.

People think you must be crackers if you've got a psychologist but psychology is part of the building bricks to make a top athlete.

To every Armageddonist, every earth lover must keep saying with all the sincerity and affection we can muster, “May God make this world as beautiful to you as it has been to me.

The bad thing about falling into pieces is that it hurts. The good thing about it is that once you're lying there in shards you've got nothing left to protect, and so have no reason not to be honest

But I finally concluded that it is an inalienable right of lovers everywhere to become temporarily worthless to the world, it may even be their duty.

We hear nothing so clearly as what comes out of silence.

And into the brown paper bag of my heart, Eddy slipped a smile.

To me, it's a great day every time I receive a letter from somebody who climbed inside one of my books, inhabited it for a while, learned a little something, and emerged grateful.

I started having doubts right on top of my certainty.

I once drew a picture of Jack Nicholson in The Shining. But I put it away after a Feng Shui expert told me about the bad vibes

Indeed, the only cause of their [Rome] perishing was that they chose for their protectors gods condemned to perish.

Repent heart rekindles the spirit.

Endurance is a good virtue.

Barack Obama wants teacher service scholarships.

All women like to have their clothes admired, and those that deny it are lying.

One day I'd like to beat you at your own game, but your game is badmitton so that will probably never happen.

Louisiana has the best food on the planet if you don't really ask too much about what you're eating.

For me writing and filmmaking is a therapeutic process. It reflects themes that I'm going through at a time in my life.

Every actor wants to direct and produce, but I made a conscious decision when I was in college to understand the 'business' of 'show business.'

Public credit is suspicion asleep.