Pawns are really queens in disguise.

Your future is your own again. And I consider that to be a happy ending to the story.

Sometimes wearing a mask is the best way to show our true selves.

Somehow difficulties are easier to endure when you know your dream is waiting for you at the end.

You gotta keep things moving. If leaving behind the past means you can have a better future, then, sure, why not?

An unanticipated destination, perhaps, but you must admit,all the best journeys take unexpected detours.

I want pictures like these. The kind that can capture a moment, make it real, make it last. I need pictures that do more than reflect. I need pictures that are truth.

Be sure of your heart before you speak.

Ah, but art and trouble go hand in hand. If you cannot be troubled to create art from your heart, then your art will never trouble the heart of others.

Make your own decisions. Make your own choices.

I try to make choices for my own life. And I try to make those choices count.

Anything can happen in Hollywood, even good things.

For years your name never passed my lips, while my soul drank in, with a delirious thirst, all that was uttered in my presence respecting you.

By all means use sometimes to be alone.

‎"Nothing binds you except your thoughts; nothing limits you except your fear; and nothing controls you except your beliefs.

Birth dates and bathroom scales tell more truth than I want to know.

The Bush Cabinet is quite interesting, there are no flashy people in there. No stars. They all seem quite focused and serious and knowledgeable about the areas to which they have been appointed.

Personal purity isn’t really the issue. Not supporting animal abuse – and persuading others not to support it – is.

There's a lot of egos with actors. We certainly don't like to be directed by other actors, or anything like that.

I try to keep my ear to the streets without sacrificing who I am as an artist. If a song needs a drum machine I'll use a drum machine. If it needs a drummer, I'll use a real drummer.

A good rule for writers: do not explain overmuch.