I'm one of those people for whom success is one thing, but significance is another. If I can have both, I'm living the dream.

One of my biggest lessons in life is, we heal at the speed of our forgiveness.

Hollywood is running out of money and in order to keep geetting a third financed, you have to rely on overseas funding, and in order to do that, you have to get recognizable names.

I do not have a daily routine, but each morning, I try to spend an hour in bed, visualizing positive outcomes for my life, health, and career.

I learned early in life that laughter is a great way to diffuse and uncomfortable situation, so I began to use that as a tool, throughout my life.

For my lifestyle, I believe in living 10 times below my means. As a result of that, I have the luxury of working only when I'm inspired.

Education, introspection, self-love and excellence are the only ways to overcome the wrath of ignorance

Writing a funny story is one thing. But writing a funny story that inspires others to venture beyond their level of comfort in pursuit of their greater good is what makes me come alive.

My experience in the music industry made me very thick-skinned. Your art is something very personal and there's never a shortage of critics when it comes to art.

My goal in life is to bring to the screen really believable depictions that make you think, "Damn, I have to look within myself."

I don't want every fan; I'm interested in fans interested in quality work, authentic archetype depictions.

Break my heart, he said. "Break it in pieces. I give you my permission.

I guess we'll just sit around here and casually die, then.

I had just turned 10-years-old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and plunged America into World War II.

The opinion that art should have nothing to do with politics is itself a political attitude.

Picking other people's brains is an art worth cultivating.

People are people, and they want to know about their own experiences.

Great talents ripen late; the highest notes are hard to hear.

Sitting in a hotel room just makes you sit and think about things.

I keep on fighting...but I can't keep going on this way

I think that it's much easier for a recording artist to become an actor than for an actor to become a recording artist.