There's really one character for every actor. The voyage is to find that one character.

The reality is, we can change. We can change ourselves. We can change our minds. We can change our hearts. And therefore the universe changes.

I don't regret anything. Everything happens for a reason-it's part of the healing process. Life is a healing process.

Always walk towards open doors. And if they slam shut in your face, kick that sucker in and keep going.

I can’t remember that I was ever looking for anything. I was waiting for something to touch me. It’s like, I’ll be open to it, and see if it moves me. There has to be a "falling in love" moment.

In saving Tibet, you save the possibility that we are all brothers, sisters.

Everyone responds to kindness.

There are times when telling lies are not a bad thing. It can be a compassionate thing. But to make it benign, you have to be aware of your compassionate reasons for telling that lie.

I'm younger than I once was. Internally. Less self-conscious. Less insecure.

I don't think that bravery is about skin. Bravery is about a willingness to show emotional need.

People get offended by animal rights campaigns. It's ludicrous. It's not as bad as mass animal death in a factory.

When there is silence, Give your voice. When there is darkness, Shine your light. When there is desperation, Offer hope.

You ask me to forgive you? I’m thanking you. You finally loved me in that moment, and that love set me free, released me from my sworn duty.

Newspapers are a centre of public culture. We can’t give in to extortion.

When you get respect from the people who are buying your music and coming to your shows, there's an expectation that you have to live up to your own standards.

Sir Larry could be very strict and a disciplinarian, too. He had many faces; he wore many hats. But, ultimately, he loved the theater and he loved actors.

It is is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially.

for many people, loneliness was an experience of time. 'Not knowing what to do with yourself' was the way it was usually put.

We must look for our own blame to find our own personality.

There are great characters on television.

Minimum-wage laws are one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of racists.