The fact that both ego and self say "I" is a source of confusion and misidentification. The well-informed ego says truly, "I am what I know myself to be." The self says merely, "I am.

Of course, some might argue that one can never know what's in the heart of a woman— For they are strange and mysterious creatures, and a man must be a mind reader if he ever wishes to make them happy.

My parents were very supportive and always encouraged us. My father was a gentle, nice man. My mother was quite a colourful character and a keen reader who encouraged me to write.

The Dharma is the truth that all natures are pure.

As a singer, I just want to try to honor what the writers create - and as someone who's trying to write songs, I just hope I can stand in their company and not embarrass myself.

If you can be anything else but a writer, be it.

I come at a subject from a profoundly photographic level. I am not interested in pictures that ultimately don't work as pictures.

I never thought I'd lead the NBA in rebounding, but I got a lot of help from my team-mates - they did a lot of missing.

I don't like the actors to work together beforehand. I trust my intuition, and I like when the actors are the same.

We live in an ascending scale when we live happily, one thing leading to another in an endless series.

It's real difficult to pin down directions. I just want to do collaboration-tape stuff.