People here always said to me, Why would you leave civilization to go to a place like Fiji? Fiji is a far more civilized place than California or New York City.

Try and live your life the way you wish other people would live theirs.

Mixing with groups of people can be enjoyed, it is pleasing in a way that cannot be explained other than the temptation to become closer to one or the other.

Never gaining a good reputation is not nearly as painful as losing one.

I am a better cook than I am an actor. If I have any ego, it's about cooking. I'm one of the best cooks... and I cook in any language.

I grew up near the sea in British Columbia and San Francisco, and lived in Malibu and Fiji for years. I get uncomfortable being too far inland.

A good-enough novel violently written now is better than a perfect novel meticulously written never.

A microbe is so very small You cannot make him out at all.

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

Step by step and the thing is done.

When you are done changing, you're done.

I like girls, but I prefer having a girlfriend. I like having someone I can spoil.

All tyranny, bigotry, aggression, and cruelty are wrong, and whenever we see it, we must never be silent.

Did you ever get fed up?' I said. 'I mean did you ever get scared that everything was going to go lousy unless you did something?

We want the ball, and we’re going to score

I'm not religious, but I believe that what I have is a gift, and I respect it and live up to it.