We are not the playwright, we are not the producer, we are not even the audience. We are on the stage.

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

I know lots of people who are educated far beyond their intelligence.

It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.

There's no such thing as being too Southern.

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.

Baptists never make love standing up. They're afraid someone might see them and think they're dancing.

It's better to have died a small child than to be a politician who gets caught in a scandal during a slow news month.

You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, 'What's in it for me?'

Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.

Each day comes as an opportunity to push your dream closer to its reality. So don't let it pass you by without having anything tangible to account for it.

An indefinable something is to be done in a way nobody knows how at a time nobody knows when that will accomplish nobody knows what.

I don't like to come at my character from some really technical place.

Voices and faces aren't manifestations of good or bad.

I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet.

You're funny, and you're smart, and you may show up late, but you always show up eventually.

Be collaborative. I've had some of my best experiences with directors who were able to sit down and have a conversation and ask me what I thought.

I love boats. I can be on a boat for days.

Every man in his lifetime needs to thank his faults.

The most satisfied and enlightened people realize that successful and dynamic living starts from within. Before you can care for others, you must care for yourself.