Too many people chase dreams that they don't understand. Too many people try to go for things that they'd like to do, but they're not realistic enough to know they don't have the talent.

The best friends you will ever have are the ones who don't make you feel like you owe them a damn thing.

It's amazing and sad what we have to do to survive sometimes.

Life owes you nothing. You owe yourself everything.

The future is meant for those who are willing to let go of the worst parts of the past. When you cannot take two steps without turning around to inspect your footsteps, you are getting nowhere fast.

Before you tell yourself its a different scene remember its just different from what you've seen.

Live your life, no matter what that life is.

Bad things happen when good people pretend nothing is wrong.

You ever want to feel powerless? Watch the people you care about being hurt and know there is nothing you can do about it.

Our proximity keeps us honest. Our intentions keep us strangers.

Do you serve a purpose, or purposely serve?

As an adult, most of my friends are women . . . they, too, had that moment when they realized they were all the “other girls, ” and that every girl in the world is, too.

Guilt is a useless feeling. It's never enough to make you change direction--only enough to make you useless.

Whitney Houston was a laser beam ... She always gave me better than what I asked for in the studio

The animals certainly like to be close to humans, especially as humans go through the shift in consciousness.

You Americans keep saying that Cuba is ninety miles from the United States. I say that the United States is ninety miles from Cuba and for us, that is worse.

I always see things that I can improve. But frankly with Stripes, I'm surprised at how effective it is, even today, and how vibrant that movie is and how juicy the performances all are.

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

Acting became more than a profession to me. It became a sort of religion.

Visions of McDonald's restaurants dotting crossroads all over the country paraded through my brain. I don't believe in saturation. We're thinking and talking worldwide.

There is always someone out there working harder than you, and you may be standing next to him or her in your next competition.