By giving up 'the need' and 'the want', things begin to happen for you

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

No expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.

Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life.

The whole point of courage, to overcome your fear. That's the interesting thing, when courage bleeds through the fear.

I always liked to take the plunge, you know, I'd jump in at the deep end and hope that I'd find land somehow, or hope I'd float or survive. That's more or less the way I've gone through my life.

You're not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you, Agent Starling?

I want to drink from you're life force.

In various fields, such as science, technology, sports, business and the arts, immigrants enrich our culture every single day.

As an actor, I usually try and keep my motivation within the context of what the character is going through.

Love is tied to truth.

Angels are spirit beings who are mentioned more than 250 times in both the Old Testament and the New Testament of the Bible.

I just wanna do my music.

Modernism is about space. Postmodernism is about communication. You should do what turns you on.

Incrementalism ceases to be a good strategy when there's a cliff on the route.

Standing alone, photographs promise an understanding they cannot deliver. In the company of words, they take on meaning, but they slough off one meaning and take on another with alarming ease.

Winter dawn is the color of metal, The trees stiffen into place like burnt nerves.