I like being responsible for myself

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.

Whatever you do, do it completely. Don't do it half-arsed. Do it more than anybody else would.

The art of survival is a story that never ends.

It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along.

It's the actors who are prepared to make fools of themselves who are usually the ones who come to mean something to the audience.

I think trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing in the world a woman can do.

I find something fascinating about the quiet man in the background who has no desire to be the center of attention.

But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit happy with embarrassment, there's not much else that can really get to ya.

Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. As an actor, you're giving it up, you're at the mercy of so many other people.

I only sound intelligent when there's a good script writer around.

Time is the king of men.

Prayer is the soul's breathing itself into the bosom of its heavenly Father.

Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a way that may undermine it.

Life is but thought.

I get really nervous right before I go on stage. But once I'm performing, I always love it. It's like being in a different world.

I remember draft night, I shook David Stern's hand while rocking a red suit with white pinstripes and red gators I've always been a trendsetter.

Good information is the best medicine.

Who are you, a hundred years from today, reading my poetry with curiosity?

Confidence is not based on you having all the resources needed to take care of yourself; confidence is based upon the truth that God is faithful.

The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie.