In acting, you draw so much on your private life.

Love is the essence of life; love touches all of our work. Love never leaves us. It clings to us, and we cling to it.

It is dreadful to see actors reproducing the same image constantly.

Acting makes you live plenty of lives.

Imagination and reality have little in common

I love life. I love life to death.

I've never wanted to be a star, never.

If by chance people would still offer me roles, I'd still like to do them. But if not, that's OK.

Sometimes, it is wise to let people go without any complaints. If they are a part of our destiny, they will return after a couple of seasons. Till then, let them dwell in the pages of our memories.

Turn your fears into excitement.Your anxieties into enthusiasm. Your passion into energy.

What was I before the war? It’s hard to remember that far back. But I think maybe I was human.

Always, my mother said, "Be yourself." That is sometimes the hardest thing to do. I try to always remember that and come back to that and have strength in who you are. There is only one you.

...the facility at Guantanamo Bay is necessary to national security.

For many people the reason why they're idiots is not necessarily that their brain doesn't work well, it's that they got in a terrible pattern.

Whoever does not know God hidden in suffering does not know God at all.

People in my neighborhood inspired me to sing. Believe in your ability no matter what, but be realistic with yourself and your ability.

Life should be taken ironically; otherwise, it becomes a tragedy.