The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices you make will shape your life forever.

I like playing roulette, I like dice. I grew up with gamblers.

Italian-Americans are not the Mafia.

My mother and father told me I was god. I was a good Italian boy who hung out with the same four guys. I was a little god.

My father always said, 'The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.'

When you feel good about the work you're doing, that's what's important, not the budget or anything like that. If you're happy about the actors you're working with, that's what's important.

I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.

Mental violence is as bad as physical violence. You don't see that very often in movies, so it was a good subject to tackle.

Yeah, I like to gamble.

I thought that if no one was going to give me a great part - and it was very difficult to break into film, obviously - then I'd write one myself.

Please, if you're making a movie, start out with a good script, at least! Please!

Uniqueness is what makes you the most beautiful.

Prayer is not itself powerful

Meditation practice is not about later, when you get it all together and you’re this person you really respect.

You saved my life.I trust you until you give me a reason to do otherwise

Your brand is your personal lawyer... It defends and speaks for you even in your absence. Keep calm and maintain a good brand!

Never ask a man what he knows, but what he can do.

There is only a recession of the things that people don't want.

There is no rigorous definition of rigor.

If you look at how we are destroying and disrespecting Creation it is obvious that is something is not clear in our understanding. We overemphasize rules but we don't understand the objective.

It is with books as with the fires of our grates, everybody borrows a light from his neighbor to kindle his own, which in turn is communicated to others, and each partakes of all.