So many things tear us apart from each other. That's the hardest thing, to fit with all the hatred and pain we're embroiled in. I mean, we're a very violent species, physically and emotionally.

I like acting; I like being lost in the creative process.

I was raised to be some kind of artist.

I'm inspired by anything. Not even just art, just anything that's real and vulnerable.

As I've become older and more self-conscious, I'm more aware of films and the film industry. I'm sure you've seen that, but the publicity, the public side of this world is pretty scary to me.

The fact that I'd never really seen myself on screen allowed for a blissful ignorance. It didn't feel like a movie. I didn't have that self-consciousness. It was a game that I was playing.

I think a lot of people were like, "Oh, you're 13, you're gonna rebel." But I was never in public school and I was never really forced to do much of anything, as a kid.

I wasn't a child star, so hopefully I can keep my head on straight.

I never watched a frame of the film until it was finished.

I'm not interested in being famous or anything, but I'm definitely interested in expressing emotions, and acting and filmmaking can be great outlets for that. Filmmaking is an incredible art.

Fear paralyses you - fear of flying, fear of the future, fear of leaving a rubbish marriage, fear of public speaking, or whatever it is.

I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home in the wintertime and get a job.

Nobody keeps a cat. They condescend to live with you is all.

There's so much that can be done on the guitar. And that's what is so good about the guitar - everyone can really enjoy themselves on it and have a good time, which is what it's all about.

no light no dark no you no me know light know dark know you know me

Liberty and democracy become unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers.

Does the Lord intend to make man happy? Sure... but it's a byproduct, not a prime product.

Slow and steady wins the race. 'The hare and the tortoise

Your negative actions will always speak over top of your kind words and only fools listen where the wise watch.