I had no way to have a sense of humor about The Exorcist. I didn't know how. And this enabled me.

There was a golden retriever who saved countless lives on September 11 by going back in to find people. His companion was in a wheelchair. He got him out and kept going back in to save others.

No animal has to suffer for me to live.

Of all the projects I've worked on, I've never worked with another director like Billy Friedkin. I think he's a genius.

We have a deep need to affiliate, to be around people, and no creature on earth spends as much of its life depending on others as we do

Its difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind

The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.

One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist.

Modeling was pretty difficult back then. I did not find the business something that I had an interest in. I wanted to be a veterinarian.

For me reading the book [The Exorcist], I had the same questions that everyone else had. How does she jump up and down off the bed? How does her head spin around? How does she throw up?

If I had children, I would be very selfish. I wouldn't be out doing things. But by not having kids, it makes me freer to travel the world and talk about things I feel are important.

[Lily] "Petunia's hair is too curly to braid, " She said conversationally. Oliver wasn't sure why, but that was what finally made him blush.

It is not easy to be a pioneer-but oh it is fascinating! I would not trade one moment even the worst moment for all the riches in the world.

Maybe [success] is because I'm in China and I'm more open. Maybe it's my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.

If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence, It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.

If you are honest with yourself and if you want to like what you see in the mirror, is you have to say what you really believe.

Jesus is giving you such an opportunity to be holy, holier than all the saints that have ever been, because the world is in such need of shining lives, beacons to see by.

We cannot afford to lose another decade. If we lose another decade, it becomes extremely costly to achieve climate stabilization.

Surely, it is much easier to respect a man who has always had respect, than to respect a man who we know was last year no better than ourselves, and will be no better next year.

Force cannot give right.

Suicide to them is an act of selfishness. Someone who is truly selfless does not think of himself often enough to desire death.