When somebody shows up and they believe in you, it makes all the difference.

A fine timepiece is part of dressing like a gentleman. When I first made a little money, I bought my first watch which was a Rolex Daytona. It was just one of those things that said I was successful.

I write about moments, and I don't make blanket statements about anything because no one has all the answers; nobody's come up with a foolproof way to do anything when it comes to emotions.

There's only one thing that everyone in this world has in common: whether you want to love somebody and you want to be loved in return.

I decided I am not going to say things I do not mean anymore.

People don't like when you point out to them and remind them that they're not very smart.

It doesn't matter the genre or type of art, if it's authentic there's an apparent beauty to it and as an artist, that's very inspiring.

I'm creating music - it doesn't matter if anyone else likes it.

I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve; I write about them.

When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about everything that came before.

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

The moment you start to fear God is the moment demons begin to fear you.

I refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed man.

Located two ribs below the heart, it is called hate.

Here’s my prediction: Ninety percent of what everyone will drink will be red wine, and one of the biggest markets will be China.

We're in such a volatile climate right now politically. I think they didn't want Assassins to not succeed due to popular opinion and politics, versus on its own merits. I can respect that.

The White House press corps isn't there at a press briefing. It's not... They're not news gatherers there. There really isn't any media.

History is everything that has ever happened.

But there's one thing I'm sure about. An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.

I was like, oh, I want to sign up for "Catwoman," and then Anne Hathaway had already signed up for it.

It wasn't just British gangster films that really did for me as a kid, personally, it was British films in general.