The key to success is having some discipline, .. You don't have to be rocket scientist.

It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head - it is the unique intersection of both.

I learned that unemployment can be the great educator.

Women are not totally nauseous after seeing me.

Having a little boy has taken me to a very deep place. I am starting to realize everything I ever worried about was such a waste of time.

Red hair stigmatizes you.

If you're not willing to risk, there are no rewards.

A dirty word in the film business right now is intelligence.

I was a guy who abandoned a TV show. I didn't care about people.

My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive.

To me there's a difference between success and satisfaction. A lot of people have success and no satisfaction. I'm after satisfaction. I

I am the bended, but not broken. I am the power of the thunderstorm. I am the beauty in the beast. I am the strength in weakness. I am the confidence in the midst of doubt. I am Her!

Sometimes you need to be alone in order to reflect on life. Take time out to take care of yourself. You deserve it.

You gotta be rich to be insane, Hol. Losing your mind is not a luxury for the middle class.

A good novel should be deeply unsettling - its satisfactions should come from its authenticity and its formal coherence. We must feel something crucial is at stake.

Nothing is so improving to the temper as the study of the beauties either of poetry, eloquence, music, or painting.

You come out of a woman and you spend the rest of your life trying to get back inside.

Expensive clothes are a waste of money.

I think my work shows that I love women. I understand where these types of criticisms are coming from because black people have been so dogged out in the media, they're just extra sensitive.

Music is something you hear in your head, that's all, we shouldn't give it more than it is.

Charity, like nature, abhors a vacuum. Next to putting it in a bank, men like to squander their superfluous wealth on those to whom it is sure to be doing the least possible good.