I like to have fun, and the only way to have fun is to win.

You've got to set high standards for yourself.

I've heard about my size all my life. It makes you work that much harder. It's gratifying to prove them wrong.

When you're getting $2,000 a month in the minors, it's hard not to eat Taco Bell every day.

You can't listen to what people say about you. If you do, you're never going to get anywhere in life.

I've had to work for everything I have, and I'm not going to stop. The minute I feel I've made it, I'm done.

I don't think there's any way you can worry about how many errors or how many bad plays you've made. You can get into a fielding funk just as quick as you can hitting.

All I know is that when I come to the ballpark I'm going to be on time and give 100 percent. I know that I have to do that to keep my job.

What's there to be nervous about? You just go out and play the game.

I've seen plenty of ballplayers way better than me, but they didn't have the work ethic. It comes down to how bad you want it.

Pressure is only what you make of it and what you put on yourself.

Reputation is the panacea for those who lack confidence in their own decisions.

My perception of your beauty was far more erotic than your real beauty! Am I to be blamed for taking too much effort on my part in beautifying you or did you fail in seducing me?

I waited. Women talk when they want to. Or don't.

I got into [producing] to be part of stories that wouldn't necessarily be right for me as an actor.

It's a natural thing for people to say, you know, Who's in this book? I find myself get ting a little defensive. People come along and I'm waiting for that first question.

In my experience an appreciative letter from a fellow writer means a lot.

Fighting for social justice is not about leaving the mainstream. It is about being right in the middle of it.

Native advertising covers an awful lot of stuff. In many ways, it's just an extension of what in print had been called for years an advertorial.

I check my pulse and if I can find it, I know I've got a chance

I love Hollywood films and when they're done right, they're great. At the same time, I think it's always hard to come on to something that preexists.