There are no shadows in darkness. Shadows are created by light, and only exist in the presence of light. Refusing to acknowledge our shadow leads us to deny the presence of light in us.

Give form to your vision. Disregard the fact that it appears to entail efforts. Express what you have inside and communicate it everywhere.

The best time to finally be and do what you want could be the worst time to be and do what you want. So if now is the worst time for you, this may be your best chance.

I find it most remarkable that we who are so intimately involved in the battle between good and evil are even more involved with the shades of gray in between them.

Love is the most beautiful thing that can happen to someone. No one can explain that feeling and desires engrossing a person preparing to give their heart to someone.

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.

It's a slight stretch of the imagination but most people are alike in most ways so I've never had any trouble identifying with the character that I'm playing.

When we talk of leaving our childhood behind us, we might as well say that the river flowing onward to the sea had left the fountain behind.

Actors who perhaps are super-confident and have absolute belief in themselves I always admire, because I can't really be like that.

Keenly aware of their limitations, artists often remain insecure even as their list of successes grows.

Everyone experiences bouts of jealousy; but the dignified person conceals it, while the vulgar one acts upon it

People are interested in science, but they don't always know they're interested in science, and so I try to find a way to get them interested.

I have found in my still-life work that I seem to be able to tell what objects are important to me by what tends to stay in the painting as it develops.