In our culture, we grow up thinking that failure is a terrible thing, that it's a setback, or worse, the end. Often it turns out to be the beginning of something better.

If you can create a career built on passion, your chances for success, fulfillment, and longevity are far greater than if you take any old job simply for the paycheck.

Walking around a slum in a third world country quickly puts into perspective what really matters in life. It grounds you in a way that you can't experience without getting out of your bubble at home.

Learning to love my inner and outer beauty wasn't an easy road. I still don't always love the reflection I see in the mirror, but I have learned that my outer appearance does not define me.

And so the beauty was in being alone

The truth is, for some absurd reason, no one is willing to admit that the interests of the producers and the theater owners are not the same.

I don’t think of myself as being a celebrity, it’s too mortifying. I have a hard time watching myself on screen and it’s getting worse. I can’t tell whether my work is good or not.

There is no God, cry the masses more and more vociferously; and with the loss of God man loses his sense of values — is, as it were, massacred because he feels himself of no account.

I dont think anyone can get away from high school unscathed.

An artist should let his style evolve naturally, spontaneously.

Failure is life at it's most poignant and it's only there to push you in the right direction.

I also play fiddle, banjo and mandolin.

Thom is one of those wonderful people to cook for because he absolutely loves it, just loves it. He loves to eat and drink and he'd be a great guest at any dinner party.

It's exciting to, uh, it's very exciting to know that doors have a possibility of opening to certain situations.