I want wings. That's all I've ever wanted.

Sometimes an angel is found in the dark.

Sweet girl, if I told you everything, life would lose all mystery.

I met a boy. And when he smiled, my life began.

Short term gain will result in long term pain

London is the sporting capital of the world. I say to the Chinese and I say to the world, ping pong is coming home.

Abandon all hopes of utopia - there are people involved.

Although we have the potential to experience the freedom of a butterfly, we mysteriously prefer the small and fearful cocoon of ego.

An actor cannot say no, it’s against his job. If he wants the part he has to say yes. [But] it’s very bad for you to say you can do something and then not do it, so you have to manage to do it.

I mean, Rick James was just a man-made image, the image I created. Just trying to live Rick James almost killed me.

Late, by myself, in the boat of myself, no light and no land anywhere, cloudcover thick. I try to stay just above the surface, yet I'm already under and living within the ocean.

Self-control is only courage under another form.

People don't usually wanna kill me for one of my movies until after they've paid 12 bucks for it.

When you know your name, you should hang on to it, for unless it is noted down and remembered, it will die when you do.