I'm very much a humanist. I'm very much pro-choice. I'm very much politically correct.

I'm studying Kabbalah, which is really the essence of Jewish spirituality.

When you're constantly looking for things from other people, you're not looking within yourself.

My father was a proctologist and my mother was an abstract artist, so that's how I view the world.

Love is the only shocking act left on the face of the earth.

Everybody has their own way of tapping into their realness.

I really, really love Hilary Clinton. I think she's very cool. She's out there and she's involved.

That disturbs people when they know they didn't have the guts or integrity to stick to their dreams.

I don't believe in karma.

At no time do I come from a cynical point of view. I'm coming from a concerned point of view.

When you're watching the news, how many days in a row can you watch that and feel good about yourself and the world?

Opportunities are visible to those who are looking for them

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair.

But the downside of being con artist is that it very hard to con. Even if the lies you tell are to yourself.

If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?

Life is lived on levels and arrived at in stages.

Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope he'd say the same about me.

I know I am making the choice most dangerous to an artist in valuing life above art.

The one who comes to question himself cares for mankind.