The people who had the most impact on me when I was young were Freud and Darwin, but growing up I also had my film idols.

Life is too short to be living somebody else's dream.

Living in the moment, thinking about the future, and staying connected to the past: That's what makes me feel whole.

If you let society and your peers define who you are, you're the less for it.

In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life.

My best pick-up line is "My name is Hugh Hefner."

I'm never going to grow up. Staying young is what it is all about for me.

Several girlfriends are easier to handle than one wife.

I don't have dinner parties - I eat my dinner in bed.

I would like to think that I will be remembered as someone who had some positive impact on the sociosexual values of his time. And I think I'm secure and happy in that.

It's good to be selfish. But not so self-centered that you never listen to other people.

Faith is focus.

Look, don't just stare at the pages, " I used to tell my students. "Become the characters. Live inside the book.

Love is the magic, mystery, and the beauty of life.

To have paranoia, it's nothing bad it's like your antivurs system on your computer, it makes as much secure as possible.

A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive.

I'm not raging drunk when I play. I just like to relax. Sometimes I stop and I tell people "I'm sorry, I'm really nervous".

Anyone who has achieved excellence in any form knows that it comes as a result of ceaseless concentration.

Poets arent very usefulBecause they aren't consumeful or produceful.

Now, when I started my theater, the modus operandi was having the actors stare right into the audience.

Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.