The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed... They're all inside me somewhere.

I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.

All over the world, young men and young women will always dream dreams.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.

I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.

Don't let people treat you like a cigarette, they only use you when they're bored and step on you when they're done. Be like drugs, let them die for you.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.

To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.

Creating anything is hard.

In fact, it was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work …

hate generalizes, love specifies

What is it you most dislike? Stupidity, especially in its nastiest forms of racism and superstition.

You have to comply, you have to obey - or you'd better resign and leave. But that is also the mark of a great leader - somebody who, in the presence of inner conflict, will do the right thing.

The legend of the best player of chess has been destroyed.

Make war not on terrorism but on ignorance, on sickness and on environmental degradation.

Go down where all life begins, go down that's where my love is.

Success is nearest to those whose efforts are intense and sincere.

I'll kind of tend to beat myself up because I just want it to sound better than better.