I try to get myself up and moving as early as possible. Optimum is to be on the treadmill while it is still dark outside.

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

Listen to your intuition. When you're at a crossroad, the little voice is always talking to you. You just have to pay attention.

If you were music, I would listen to you ceaselessly, and my low spirits would brighten up.

I hoped that grief was similar to the other emotions. That it would end, the way happiness did. Or laughter.

Women and foxes being weak are distinguished by superior tact.

How do the stems connect to the roots?' 'Where is the mist coming from?' 'Why does one tree seem darker than another?' These questions are implicitly asked and answered in the process of sketching.

Top dog, top hat, move that muscle, move that fat.

The path is focus. The power of focus is absolutely essential. To stop all thoughts, you have to have tremendous power of focus.

You can survive in New York without much, if you're careful. You have to make your own food at home, and don't buy a lot of clothes.

Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves.

Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.