Christopher Quotes

[Believers] have joy and comfort-that joy that angels cannot give, and devils cannot take.

I couldn't believe when I first got a fan letter from Al Pacino, it was unreal.

Fighting Dad's not a fight. Fighting dad is, "Hi, you've just instigated your own mugging! Come on down!"

The physics are simple in theory, but in practice they are filled with the possibility for limitless error.

I figured that, if you do a vampire movie in Hollywood, you've made it.

When a language creates - as it does - a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between the present and the past.

In rehearsal you have a good accident that you can repeat.In the movies if you have a good accident you hope the camera's running.

Well, you know what they say. A bullet always tells the truth.

People are responsible for their actions, but not the fruits of their actions. Always do what you think is right, but don't worry if good does not always come from what you do.

Hollywood wants press, any kind of press.

I became a very angry person and it was all due to alcoholism.

Both my parents had heavy accents, and so did everybody they knew. It's a rhythm thing - people who speak English where they have to hesitate and think of the right word. And I think it rubbed off.

It's impossible for me to play a part without thinking about the audience.

The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living.

We certainly strive for trying to make a quality record throughout, and I think that's true of all of our records.

Passion, manners, and 80 ounces of beer will win the heart of any woman. And if it doesn't, you'll be too hammered to remember.

All the words of wisdom sound the same.

A racing horse is not like a machine. It has to be tuned up like a racing car.

It should be a law. Everybody should legally own a gun. In fact, if you're caught outside your house without your gun, you get a ticket. And you get shot in the leg. Just to prove my point.

I think MTV put a huge dent in the songwriting craft.

Satan called - he's changed the sheets, fluffed the pillows and laid out the complimentary chocolate. Hell is ready for John Edwards.

Every weekend, I would get the drunk driving lecture. Of course, Dad drank and drove all the time. I guess it wasn't a lecture; it was helpful tips from the master.

Well, it's not far down to paradise, at least it's not for me And if the wind is right you can sail away and find tranquility.

For this purpose I determined to keep an account of the voyage, and to write down punctually every thing we performed or saw from day to day, as will hereafter appear.

Thank God for machines. They can make a dog sing!

I think our collective psychosis is hilarious. With the world moving as fast as it is, if we weren't dysfunctional, we couldn't function.

It's always surprised me that mainstream America had the good taste to like R.E.M. It doesn't have the digestible quality the general public tends to look for in its favorite musicians.

I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.

I wanted you to thank you for being my friend and letting me play a part in your story.

Step up or step aside.

I stayed there, curled up into the warmth of your body, under the blankets, like something soft in a shell. Your arms were firm as rock around me.

In a moment, when I'm ready, I will turn off this computer and that will be it. This letter will be finished. A part of me doesn't want to stop writing to you, but I need to. For both of us.

Are you asking if I ever spied on you while you were taking a shower?

This problem - it is age old. To do what is right and save the day without destroying the very thing the day is lived for.

We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path.

The death tax is one of the leading causes of the dissolution of small businesses.

My son is not wild about going back to Iraq, but he'd sure rather do that than sacrifice all that he and his fellow soldiers have accomplished by leaving too early and inviting chaos.

It is U.S. workers who lose out when employers cannot get the high-tech graduates they need to compete with foreign companies in the 21st century economy.

For the vast majority of places in America, there is no way you can build a security system such as we have here because of the high priority this rates in terms of terrorist interests.

The NATO forces will, to the extent that they have capacity, assist the war crimes tribunal.

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.

I think before 1997 is over, NATO will have taken giant strides in what's called adaptation, the discussions about bringing the French fully into the NATO forces.

I did my first apprenticeship when I was 15, then joined the union when I was 17. I worked every summer in high school and college.

Only two countries in this hemisphere are not democratic, but many countries in both Central and South America, and in the Caribbean, are really fragile democracies.

Leaving GH was not my choice. I wanted to stay and work out a deal, and that was not an option to me.

Sometimes you have to learn how to give the right answer to the wrong question.

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.

I've been married for 46 years, and I live in a nice house, my grass is always cut, I pay my bills, and my cat loves me!

I tend to play mostly villains and twisted people. Unsavory guys. I think it's my face, the way I look.

True courage, in the face of almost certain death, is the rarest quality on earth.