They're the darkest people I know, comedians.

Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you. If it's what you want to do and it's within yourself, then keep going and try to do it for the rest of your life.

Every journey starts with fear.

Do you know what fear stands for? False Evidence Appearing Real.

Don't listen to what anybody says except the people who encourage you.

I was listening to this Adele song, where she's like, "When we were young..." I was like, "You're 27. Are you kidding me?

Romance is important, but to have a friend you can use as a mirror, who can give you an objective response, that's what's really important.

I think that we all have within us the potential for almost anything. If we play close attention to our lives, then we can get at it somehow.

By cool, I don't mean cool. I mean vulnerable and a mess.

Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to

The key to your success in the world is to discover the field of your gift

Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data.

I would like to instill in people just to work hard. As long as they keep at it, their dreams will happen.

When the black and mortal blood of man has fallen to the ground ... who then can sing spells to call it back again?

The good thing about living like me is everywhere you go is a step up.

Pushing legislation that would undercut our troops just as we're beginning to make progress in Baghdad.

By the numbers, by all the official records, here at the confluence of history, of racism, of poverty, and economic power, this is what our lives are worth: nothing.

There's so many different ways humans have used music to express the spiritual part of our nature and to connect us with the divine. So for me the pathway is through music.

The amazing thing is that we could live in the world together peacefully, feed the world, shelter the world. We have that capability both spiritually and technologically.