You have all the influence you choose to have.

I know I wasn't as handsome as some other guys, but I was OK with that.

All over the world, young men and young women will always dream dreams.

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.

The ambition, the drive, the wanting to be the center of attention, the wanting to succeed... They're all inside me somewhere.

I didn't go out looking for negative characters; I went out looking for people who have a struggle and a fight to tackle. That's what interests me.

Don't let people treat you like a cigarette, they only use you when they're bored and step on you when they're done. Be like drugs, let them die for you.

I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

I think you should be serious about what you do because this is it. This is the only life you've got.

To be loved, I think, is the thing that gets you up in the morning.

It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen.

People of integrity expect to be believed. They also know time will prove them right and are willing to wait.

The most important object in Boy Scout training is to educate, not instruct.

The more attention Hillary Clinton gives to the country, the less people seem to like her.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

Usually it takes me about nine to 12 months to write a book.

I get very antsy when I'm not occupied.

I love watching track and field - the 4x100 relay, the 100-(meter) dash, the 200-(meter) dash. To see what they're able to do, I love watching that.

Always, always, always believe in yourself, because if you don't, then who will, sweetie?

Do you think if people knew how crazy you really were, no one would ever talk to you?