You can take course after course of so-called theology and never hear the message at the heart of Christianity—the message of Jesus, which is indiscriminate love.

I love the Olympics, because they enable people from all over the world to come together and--regardless of their political or cultural differences--accuse each other of cheating.

I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.

I'm going up to my room now, where I may die.

Well, 45-odd years of doing it, so we all pile up the things we like about directors and the things we don't like about directors. And sometimes they're very similar.

Pay no attention to the faults of others, things done or left undone by others. Consider only what by oneself is done or left undone.

I find acting slightly nerve racking, but I like the challenge.

You have to learn to accept your body. You have to learn to like what you see in the mirror. There are definitely times when I don't feel like myself, but you have to fake it until you make it.

As it turned out, Welcome was where I lost everything, and gained everything. Welcome was the place where my life was guided from one track to another, ending me to places I'd never thought of going.

Anonymity is not necessarily something to shun; we don't have to achieve celebrity to make a mark on the world.

A football team is like a piano; you need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.