The first thing that your should do when you win an Oscar is thank God. The second thing you should do is forget it. The third thing you should do is call your agent and tell him you need a job.

The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.

Successful people have control over the time in their life. A shoemaker who owns his own shop gets up one morning and says, "I'm not opening." That's a successful guy.

That's not a villain, that's a man whose a victim of being in love with the wrong one.

Man is a greater miracle than any god he ever invented.

Respecting differences is very difficult.

Success means controlling your own time. Time is the most important currency, but once you spend it, man, its gone.

I found out was, by the rhythm of my chewing, how I chewed fast, slow or what have you, I could tell the audience what my character was thinking and feeling.

Im not so sure that younger people today really appreciate the enormous bravery that went into the creation and production of that film, or how important a film at the time it really was.

Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of.

Communication without a purpose is artistic masturbation.

Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back at you.

My idea of success has little to do with fame. I just wanted to know if I could play with the best musicians in the business.

We must be willing to expand the heart in order to be able to expand our thinking.

It is easy to say the word forgiveness but the challenge is to live the word forgiveness.

Those who wish to stand tallest must kneel lowest.

"Life is unfair" "The goalposts will move" and above all: "other people matter"

As a writer, I always tend to take the liberty and the great artistic luxury of a composite form of writing.

We all know the disappointments that come when we base anticipation on what we and other humans can deliver. God will never have a problem delivering!

Be humble in this life.

I've never wanted to use my age as a gimmick, as something that would get me ahead of other people. I've wanted the music to do that.