I'm an actor who plays an intriguing character, not a political pundit.

If you're afraid of losing, then you daren't win.

You have to find it. No one else can find it for you.

My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a match.

He [Jimmy Connors] has one weakness. He can never say his opponent played well. That's why it feels good to beat him and that's why other players would rather beat him than any other player.

I have a great family, great kids. I have practically everything, you know? Sometimes I have to pinch myself. It's really true: Life starts at 50.

The ball is round, the game is long.

I wanted to win, even in practice.

On Rafael Nadal: Every point he plays is like match point. That's why he's the champion right now.

When I retired from tennis I wanted to do other things with my life.

It's tough when you're No. 1. You don't have any private life, you can't even walk anywhere. I think that was one reason why I lost my motivation to play tennis.

Only people who believe in themselves are able to do exploits

Prayer like radium is a luminous and self-generating form of energy.

Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy.

When you love a song so much you have to sing, you know how you feel - it releases something in you that resonates as true, whether it's James Brown or Joni Mitchell.

All of us. All of us. We're doomed.

I really wanted my creams to feel luxurious and have a beautiful finish, and it's harder to do that with natural ingredients.

Cynicism is what passes for insight among the mediocre.

[Phil Wood] knew about wine. He knew about food. He knew about art. He knew about classical music. He was interested in things.

I want to toy around with producing a Broadway show.

Alcohol decimated the working class and so many people.