Sometimes people save the best part of themselves for their art.

I did one sci-fi movie. I did 'Gattaca.' I liked 'Gattaca' because that was always the kind of science fiction I really dug, the non-action oriented sci-fi.

Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything.

In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they're all on the same subway car.

Read. It makes you more intelligent. It’s that simple. We all see the universe through the tiny keyhole of our own eyes, and every book is another keyhole from which you can gaze.

Success isn't measured by what you achieve, it's measured by the obstacles you overcome.

Don't you find it odd," she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.

I met a lot of famous people when I was about 24. And none of them seemed very appealing. And so I didn't know why I would struggle to be that kind of person.

There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell the truth. It’s always heartbreaking.

The older I get, the more I realize how rare it is to meet a kindred spirit.

I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people feel the same way.

Paradoxes are less paradoxical in their reference to truth than most of the most plausible axioms.

He thinks posterity is a pack-horse, always ready to be loaded.

I'm super excited about gaming always. That's the thing that I geek out over; those are the vlogs that I'm surfing if I'm not already playing a game at night.

The possession of wealth is, as it were, prepayment, and involves an obligation of honor to the doing of correspondent work.

Very potent influence on myself has been Finnish.

Our body is dependent on heaven and heaven on the Spirit.

My mother was an extremely creative woman, despite the fact that she lived the life of a rural housewife.

Everything is ironic to me. There are moments I find hysterical, but I'm probably the only one who would find that, except for a few people.

War is the gambling table of governments, and citizens the dupes of the game.

I have been in love already, but I don’t think I have ever really loved somebody. Love is a very rare and beautiful thing, but it can also be bitter if the other one doesn’t love you back.