You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

I came from abject poverty. There was nowhere to go but up.

In order to achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail.

Virtue is not photogenic.

Streets crowded with people strolling, or sitting at outdoor cafes. And always, talking, gesturing, singing, laughing. I liked Rome immediately.Everybody was a performer.

I guess I was a bad boy... Yes, yes, I've had lots of women in my life.

You haven't learned how to live until you've learned how to give.

Life is like a B-picture script! It is that corny. If I had my life story offered to me to film, I'd turn it down.

Obey the voice within - it commands us to give of ourselves and help others. As long as we have the capacity to give, we are alive

The only advantage I have found in being Jewish is that I can be openly anti-Semitic.

My kids never had the advantages I had. I was born poor.

You are limitless! Accept this truth and soar to infinity.

Neither you, nor me, are "just vampires." Being vampires is just a part of what we are. There is no need to feel bound and chained by it.

Even Tom Cruise made a better-looking vampire on-screen, which up until this day had been one of my biggest disappointments.

The thing about hip-hop today is it's smart, it's insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.

I just have to practice hard, get better, and go out there and win impressively - that's all it comes down to.

I was number one in the ratings four times last year and twice this season. What could be more damn equal than that? If they get any more equal, I don't want it.

Many times, people attack the well-to-do people. They see an opportunity.

A family stitched together with love seldom unravels.

Remember the saying, What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger? It's true!

The bosom-weight, your stubborn gift, That no philosophy can lift.