I feel comfortable working with people who are secure in themselves and confident in what they do.

One of my biggest lessons in life is, we heal at the speed of our forgiveness.

Hollywood is running out of money and in order to keep geetting a third financed, you have to rely on overseas funding, and in order to do that, you have to get recognizable names.

I do not have a daily routine, but each morning, I try to spend an hour in bed, visualizing positive outcomes for my life, health, and career.

I learned early in life that laughter is a great way to diffuse and uncomfortable situation, so I began to use that as a tool, throughout my life.

For my lifestyle, I believe in living 10 times below my means. As a result of that, I have the luxury of working only when I'm inspired.

Education, introspection, self-love and excellence are the only ways to overcome the wrath of ignorance

I'm one of those people for whom success is one thing, but significance is another. If I can have both, I'm living the dream.

Writing a funny story is one thing. But writing a funny story that inspires others to venture beyond their level of comfort in pursuit of their greater good is what makes me come alive.

My experience in the music industry made me very thick-skinned. Your art is something very personal and there's never a shortage of critics when it comes to art.

My goal in life is to bring to the screen really believable depictions that make you think, "Damn, I have to look within myself."

There are a lot of spikes that can happen when what you're doing starts to get attention or people start to talk about it. They can just kind of really do a number on your reasons for making music.

Our only business is to love and delight ourselves in God.

The older I get, the more I look like my favorite shoes.

I manifested in a dreamlike way to dreamlike beings and gave a dreamlike Dharma, but in reality I never taught and never actually came.

The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me.

When I'm trying to imagine something, I have a few elements, a few ideas, maybe a certain actor or actress I want to create a certain type of character for, or maybe a certain place.

The state is the servant of the citizen, and not his master.

People say 'go with the flow' but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish.

Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.

Spirit is the most valuable asset, more than money and any other power.