nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn't it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no nerve is like the sound of one hand clapping.

I think there are always actor parts, and then there are movie-star parts, and an actors always an actor until he does a movie-star part.

There is a fine line between perseverance and madness.

No single movie or event makes or breaks your career. Everything can be undone, including success.

Like the color black, business mixed with anything turns to business.

Self-love knows no impediment.

My sense of Los Angeles was very New York provincial, as in 'all those people are crazy out there' (which they are), and stupid (which they're not), and immoral (it's more interesting than that).

It is just as important to move on in the wake of stunning success as in the wake of disaster.

Always remember the famous adage about the movie business: You can't make a living, you can only get rich.

with all these tentpoles, franchises, reboots and sequels, is there still room for movies in the movie business?

The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.

Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust.

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know.

Take the time out to have a look at yourself, it might help you to appreciate yourself better.

Laughter is magic that dispenses clouds and creates sunshine in the soul.

Reaching the top requires taking a good break every time you need it! On the way up, you must never hesitate to stop for a while!

I am convinced that nothing will happen to me, for I know the greatness of the task for which Providence has chosen me.

It's now possible to play and take lessons from any place of the world. The concept of physical distance doesn't exist in the online world, and that is so cool!

Man loves company - even if it is only that of a small burning candle.

I was raised inside the gang culture.

There are more than 27 million people enslaved in the world today - that's double the amount of people taken from Africa during the entire trans-Atlantic slave trade.