I think people take a liking to a voice or something that makes them smile and feel good about themselves.

I don't see myself as a famous person.

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

Real strength isn’t control. It’s knowing when to let go.

I consider jealousy a humiliating and degrading feeling, and I shall never allow myself to be influenced by it.

The party in Alobar’s head, which agitation and anxiety were throwing, now was crashed by a notion: existence can be rearranged.

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources and what it takes to match them to the challenge.

Photography is 1% talent and 99% moving furniture.

The mountain rill Seeks with no surer flow the far bright sea, Than my unchang'd affections flow to thee.

At the base of it was the urge, if you wanted to play football, to knock someone down, that was what the sport was all about, the will to win closely linked with contact.

I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president.

I happen to still like really dark, dramatic, fractured characters. They're the reason I got into movies.

Many of us had this idea of doing independent film, of making personal, relevant films, as opposed to Hollywood fluff. I directed a few.