I thought I was so much smarter than everybody. And I'm not.

I did one sci-fi movie. I did 'Gattaca.' I liked 'Gattaca' because that was always the kind of science fiction I really dug, the non-action oriented sci-fi.

Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything.

In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they're all on the same subway car.

Read. It makes you more intelligent. It’s that simple. We all see the universe through the tiny keyhole of our own eyes, and every book is another keyhole from which you can gaze.

Success isn't measured by what you achieve, it's measured by the obstacles you overcome.

Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.

I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I didn't know why I would struggle to be that kind of person.

There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell the truth. It’s always heartbreaking.

The older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to meet a kindred spirit.

I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.

Use your resources wisely and spend quality time on developing your resources

Is any man skillful enough to have fashioned himself?

In the quest for power, truth is always the first thing left behind.

Don’t see anything impossible! This simple philosophy will enable many things to be possible!

When they face desperation... human beings become animals.

[Adolf] Hitler needed, he didn't want to kill Jews, he wanted to expel German Jews, and therefore it's not entirely corroborating your theory.

I don't consider myself as very talented. If I don't work, I'll be very bad.

My best beauty secret is simple: Have the right palette and the right colors and remember, you need so much less makeup than you think.

Sometimes I'm like Dory from Finding Nemo. I can't remember facts.

In prosperity let us most carefully avoid pride, disdain, and arrogance.