Don't you want to kiss me?' she asks.She smiles just a little, a hopeful, sweet smile, but buried in it is that confidence that slays me.

The best things aren't perfectly constructed. They aren't illusions. they aren't larger than life. They are life.

Dignity is overrated. You know what trumps dignity? Kissing.

Success is not a romantic word, it's an ugly world.

You Are Your Own Michelangello Always".

You do not have the right to waste time

In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill the void with self-actualization.

Why do we embroider everything we say with special emphasis when all we really need to do is simply say what needs to he said? Of course the fact is that there is very little that needs to be said.

The incompetent leading the unwilling to do the unnecessary.

If you believe you can do something, then you can acquire the ability to do it even if you didn't have it in the beginning.

All along the backwater, Through the rushes tall, Ducks are a-dabbling, Up tails all!

It is a very personal thing to me, because this is my basic voice, this is where I come from, and it is one of the oldest voice styles in human history.

Every prop, every shot, every pearl that rolled across the floor was exactly how I wanted it to be.