Thankfully, the love of those around me helped push me forward.

For me, exercise is more mental than physical. I crave it for my sanity. Not just the endorphins, but my energy, confidence, and relaxation are all motivated by it.

My 21st birthday was awesome. I was in L.A., and it was great. I had a bunch of friends that came out. The night ended up in a completely different direction than we thought it was going to go.

Acting is not just something I love but a part of who I am.

I'm addicted to exercise. I love going to the gym, but my absolute favorite is hiking in L.A., particularly Runyon Canyon. It's become my mental and physical salvation.

As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.

I just need to make sure I don't get in my own way of a truthful and organic moment. Regardless of the research involved, at the end of the day, I have to show up, breathe, and listen.

I'm focusing on my efforts behind the camera. I'm doing some producing and directing so that I can make projects for all of the amazing, talented actors and crew that I know.

The girls in kindergarten would chase us boys around trying to kiss us. Im proud to say I was the first to stop running.

Sufis deny the absolute reality of time, space and physical form. These things are both relative and local. They only appear to be absolute.

Growth is the sum of small efforts repeated daily. Commit yourself to take 5 DAILY ACTIONS that would move your goal towards completion.

Many commit the same crimes with a very different result. One bears a cross for his crime another a crown.

In many ways, history is marked as 'before' and 'after' Rosa Parks. She sat down in order that we all might stand up, and the walls of segregation came down.

My mom would take me to restaurants, and the first thing I'd ask for would be a pen and a napkin, and I'd sketch shoes and shoes and shoes.

How do you convince someone to change, to stop being afraid of himself? How do you convince yourself not to be so scared all the time?

I have travelled a great deal - to Afghanistan, Iran, Egypt - and can very well differentiate between moderate Muslims and Islam.

Today was tomorrow yesterday so don't inhale.

All creatures are united to God alone in an immediate union. They depend essentially and directly upon Him. Being all alike equally impotent, they cannot be in reciprocal dependence upon one another.

I say, Lord, do right be me, I'm tired of being lonesome, on'ry, and mean.