In places like South Afghanistan, where cultural norms prevent men from entering homes, female vaccinators often make the difference between a closed or opened door.

In my life and in my career, I really love to play different roles. I never want to play the same role twice.

I was born in Eastern Europe, in Latvia, and I'm fluent in Russian.

I understand the power of the internet, but I can't say that I'm there. I'm old-fashioned and living in a different century. I don't know. I just don't really understand the craze of it.

While you try to make peace on earth, the inhabitants of heaven are still at war.

One who knows the Self, knows God.

Life is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

I think even before I knew I wanted to be a rapper, I wanted to be an entertainer. I was really into Michael Jackson as a kid.

Everybody was upset that Vladimir Putin was missing. He was in Switzerland with his girlfriend. She had a baby in Switzerland because in Russia childbirth is not covered by Putin-care.

I realize I am contradictory: I have an independent filmmaker's sensibility and a Hollywood director's short-attention span.

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other things but it's got nothing to do with what dear Simon has or has not written.

The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations.

Smell that? You smell that? Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.

Since we've done that type of work [ voiceover], we know how isolating it can be, and we wanted to make the actors more comfortable.