When the uncreative tell the creative what to do, it stops being art.

I think if you have a passion for what you do then there are no limitations on how long or how much you can accomplish.

I have an awful lot to learn. My dream is to get better and better as I get older.

I've taken stuff from people, too. You know though, if you steal from one person, you're just a thief. But if you steal from everyone, that's research.

If you follow your passion, you'll never work a day in your life.

Someday, when I'm awfully low, and the world is cold, I will feel a glow just thinking of you, and the way you look tonight.

To work is to feel alive.

"Benedetto" means the "blessed one" and I feel that I have truly been blessed.

My goal as a creative person is to express truth and beauty in whatever I do

I can't ask for more out of life, and the more I learn, the less I know.

The bottom line of any country is: what did we contribute to the world? We contributed Louis Armstrong.

Perhaps in the end, it should be left alone as a reminder that life isn't perfect, but even with it's imperfections it is worthwhile and enjoyable. Wouldn't it be great if more people thought that?

There was a lot of stuff [in Rock of Ages] that had effects in it and I thought it was too smooth. I thought it would be sexier if it were in-camera cuts. So I did that.

One thing I've noticed about politics is that these guys have pretty thick hides.

It is one thing to be awakened to injustice and quite another to be willing to be inconvenienced and interrupted to do something about it.

You only get one chance at life, not two! Don't joke around with your own life.

The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.

Art shouldn't be locked away in galleries and libraries and books. Art should be for everybody and not just art buffs, historians and so-called experts.

It is not necessity but abundance which produces greed.

The Compound Effect will help you beat the competition, rise above your challenges, and create the life you deserve!

Most players I play with, I don't look at their swing when they're over the ball or anything like that.