I hope the film will help mothers and fathers to be aware that 15 is a very vulnerable age.

Ever since I was a little kid, whenever my parents would have company over, I would put on shows, whether they would be magic shows, singing shows, dancing shows, little skits.

Always begin with the end in mind.

It was something she didn't want me to do because she thought the rejection would ruin my self-esteem. My father was, like, 'If she wants to try it, let her try it.'

There were times when there were parts that I was sure I got and then I didn't, and I did get upset. But at this point, it doesn't affect me in the least because I know how the business works.

I'd hope to reach any kid who feels apart from the group - those who seem to be outsiders, who feel different. Kids who want to reach their parents often don't know how to do so.

If I did anything 'next,' I would do writing.

You need not to hide your relationship with someone to stay in touch with other... If you are doing so, you can't be loyal to any.

Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show me your heart. Have you left a place for divine love?

When liberals finally grasped the strength of popular feeling about the family, they cried to appropriate the rhetoric and symbolism of family values for their own purposes.

For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced.

I hate the idea of owning a gun, but I love the idea of owning a cannon.

I don't have a stylist. That, in a way, is cheating. Put five players in a thrift store and see who has the best style in the end, and then you'll see who has real style.

Whatever you do in life, there's content and form; only those two put together create special meaning of a great work of art or great interpretation of music or a great story that you tell.

I've never lived in a building without my name on it.

Don't ever get so big or important that you can not hear and listen to every other person.

Without reading, we are all without light in the dark, without fire in the cold.