I'm proud to be Parisian, proud to be a BANLIEUSARD. Which means a man from the suburbs, from the streets, from the outskirt.

I don't know how my mother did it, but I had boxing gloves on my hands when I was born!

Your mind is your biggest enemy and your dearest friend.

I want to read every book that’s writtenhear every song that was sungI want to gaze at every cloudand hold the zing of each fruit on my tongue.

I want to build a Big Labor party. A party of big ideas. A party which is deeply connected to the community. A party which reflects our diverse nation.

By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing.

Marriage is not for me. I tell you that I am Blank Verse. I am talent, and I do not rhyme with Love. I am talent and I do not rhyme with man.

I think it's every artist's dream to create something that will endure, something that people will listen to until there are no more people on earth to listen to things.

I'd hate wearing suits every day.

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church.

When you have a great idea, and don't rush it, things can work itself out.

I can still love my heroine like i did when i was 26. I can still do the same action scenes.