I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.

Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul.

If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention.

I am really looking forward as I get older and older, to being less and less nice.

We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they do.

I love watching people listen. And on film often some of the best moments if you think about favorite moments on film, often the person isn't even talking.

Oh, honey, I'm from Oklahoma! This is who I am - middle-class all the way!

Some people say talent is energy and that's a very interesting way of thinking about it. In other words, people with talent have a lot of energy.

We're not all evil or all good, and we all make mistakes to one degree or another.

Things either become unclear in a story or they're just ambiguous with no real point. So defined gray area with clarity that also works in the narrative, that's tricky.

I've always been pretty levelheaded. In show business you need to have a certain internal stability.

Ah! The anguish, the vile rage, the despairOf not being able to expressWith a shout, an extreme and bitter shout, The bleeding of my heart.

In front of an audience of Protestant clergy, the Catholic JFK "was drawing strength from his vulnerability.

Learn to live in this world with self-respect.

Many of us economists who believe in efficiency do so because we view markets as amazingly successful devices for reflecting new information rapidly and, for the most part, accurately.

"It's an old habit of mine, Wal'r," said the Captain, "any time these fifty year. When you see Ned Cuttle bite his nails, Wal'r, then you may know that Ned Cuttle's aground."

Here's good news: God is even more committed to your change, your growth, and your transformation than you are.

Having to go back to doing something I don't like and am not passionate about would be a tough thing.

Honor is a harder master than the law.

I then carefully searched through the pages until I was able to find the verse that was crystal clear... It read: "Rejoice always."

They thought I was crazy in Mexico when I said, 'I'm going to Hollywood.' Nobody thought I could make it.