Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

Stay humble. Always answer your phone - no matter who else is in the car.

If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.

No matter how successful you get, always send the elevator back down.

Anything truly worthwhile does not come easy. If it did, it would not be all that worthwhile.

It's hard enough to write a good drama, it's much harder to write a good comedy, and it's hardest of all to write a drama with comedy. Which is what life is.

If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable.

Success is always somebody else's opinion of you; but it doesn't amount to a damn compared to your own opinion of yourself.

I have lost someone I loved as a brother, as a closest friend, and a remarkable human being. We have also lost one of the best damn actors we'll ever see.

If you've been fortunate enough to live out your dream in the profession of your choice, then you have an obligation to send the elevator back down.

I was lying ten and had a thirty-five foot putt. I whispered over my shoulder: "How does this one break?" And my caddie said, "Who cares?"

Jesus Christ, a Nazarene, lived in Nazareth.

I paint digitally now. A pity, in some ways, as the biggest price one pays is that you no longer have a finished piece of physical art to hang on a wall. I miss that terribly.

Good soldiers are defined by what they can endure, not by what they can inflict.

I have one good characteristic: I'm a pessimist, so I always imagine the worst - always. To me, the future is a black hole.

Deep in the darkness of passions insanity, I felt taken by lust's strange inhumanity.

Find first peace within yourself. Don't eat too much. Keep your brain active. Love.

I've been watching a lot of Joan Didion interviews on YouTube. I love her. My drummer has gotten me into looking at Terence McKenna interviews.

I'm the sort of person who likes to undo everything.

It pays no matter what comes after it, to try and do things, to accomplish things in this life and not merely to have a soft and pleasant time.

Modesty isn't always a virtue; it can be a hindrance; a careful measure of personal pride builds confidence and ensures success.