Too big, too empty, too heartbreaking . . . Too much to cope with

The reason why a person does not have success can be found inside him. It is his worldview, conscience, and perception of life

Consciously and unconsciously, intentionally and involuntarily, willfully and unsuspectingly, our beliefs are the sum total of our lives. It's that simple.

I don't think a powerful man would be interesting unless he'd be nice, attractive, with or without the power. Men are interested in powerful men. Women are interested in terrific men!

An unnoticed corner of the world suddenly becomes noticed, and when you notice something clearly and see it vividly, it becomes sacred. (On Robert Frank's photography)

I'm not the savior of men's tennis in America. I'm just a kid trying to win a few matches.

Most child actors were lucky enough to get the part in the first place.

When reflection is thereby demystified, I believe that the temptation to view human knowledge as different in kind from animal knowledge is undermined.

Recently an actor asked me to teach him how to speak fast. Wasn't I once criticised for speaking too fast? Now they're doing it my way.

[The child] takes his play very seriously and he expends large amounts of emotion on it. The opposite of play is not what is serious but what is real.

Like we were connected, the echo of his pain twisted inside inside me. his pain, my pain.