"Music is something that professionals do and not something that I do." That's not natural. Music belongs to everybody.

Even today, in our progressive times, in most movies that come out, the men have to have biceps and the women have to be thin or something.

My dad never blew anything up, but he probably had friends who did. He and my mom have always preached that the pen is mightier than a Molotov cocktail.

It's less about what you do and more about who you are doing it with.

Media used to be one way. Everyone else in the world just had to listen. Now the internet is allowing what used to be a monologue to become a dialogue. I think that's healthy.

If you're going to put yourself above everybody else, you might end up alone.

The Sun is such a lonely star. Whenever he comes out to see his friends, they all disappear.

The most valiant thing you can do as an artist is inspire someone else to be creative.

If you know which way the current is going, you can use it to your advantage.

The Internet is allowing us to get back to what's really more natural, which is that storytelling is a shared thing. It's our natural way to be communal.

When I was Younger, I wanted to be something.Now, I just want to be younger.

Our danger is not too few but too many options ... to be puzzled by innumerable alternatives.

It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.'

Not many people can boast a photo of their grandmother posing for kiddiporn.

My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together.

A general principle of good taxation is that similar jobs, and similar kinds of compensation, should be taxed the same way: otherwise, the government is effectively subsidizing some jobs over others.

I never go out to be photographed, never. I go to events because they're fun.

I have a dream that Africa should have one bloc - north to south - we could trade freely, people can move freely and that makes business sense.

80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. A few things are important; most are not.

My saddle horses are my friends. My dogs are my friends.

In my career as a double, a lot of my job is to not just do the fights to make them look cool, but also to appear as the same person as the actor I am playing.