What they want, of course, isn't what you can give them. What you're selling is the hope you can.

With every line he teaches her, the world grows a little wider. She had never known before how words could sing, how a turn of phrase could unlock a window in her mind.

As a Father, I willingly nurture & protect the Soul's of all those - I love.

For the most part, I do not go out all that often, so it varies.

My portraits are half what I see and the other half is invented or dictated by the person and the painting.

I'd love to open a private museum in Paris, London, or New York, but I don't have the money. If I were Bill Gates or Paul Allen, the first thing I would do is build a museum.

I'm really good at judging and observing other people, but not myself.

I'm not thrilled that I have a tramp stamp. When you see people bend over in their really low-cut jeans, I'm like, 'Oh... that's what I have.

Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina.

No one can love you until you love yourself, and you cannot love anyone else, until you love yourself.

The more a man knows, the more willing he is to learn-the less a man knows, the more positive he is that he knows everything.

And this is something I must accept - even if, like acid on metal, it is slowly corroding me inside.