Love isn't rational, it's instinctive

You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness.

My world is falling apart.

Age is artificial. It's soulless. It doesn't matter one bit.

Jack and Jill ran up the hill, both for a little fun. Jack's plan was deception while Jill sought affection. And Jack wouldn't quit till he won.

Can you go cazy without knowing you're crazy?

People are so stupid. They think they've got the whole puzzle figured out, but they're really so far off.

In writing, as in life, always be true to your character.

it's a kiss full of promise, of trust and of all that is magic.

If I told you, you'd only know it in your mind, not in your heart. There's a big difference.

I do know that living in the past only messes up your present

You get a clearer picture of what your life should be like in the place of solitude.

They say blood is thicker than water, but I say ice, can be more solid than blood, when times get cold.

Love is the only rose whose thorn's prick is sweet.

[T]he man who meditates is a depraved animal.

Desire for an idea is like bait. When you're fishing, you have to have patience. You bait your hook, and then you wait. The desire is the bait that pulls those fish in-those ideas.

I have the picture of Barack [Obama] and me dancing right outside of my dressing room door, I see it every single day, and it makes me very happy.

You shouldn’t rule out second chances. Sometimes they come with interesting bonus features.

Films are artifice. We're telling stories on film. At the same time, when it works, there is a real tough immediacy and spontaneity to it, and a punch.

Language follows its own path. It can bridge gulfs of class and geography in the most remarkable ways.

Meditation is for you to realise that the deepest nature of your existence is beyond thoughts and emotions, that it is incredibly vast and interconnected with all other beings.