I'm not interested in a pretty world. It's boring to me.

If you're going to play a prostitute, you can't be too squeamish about that sort of thing. It's just part of the job, since the role requires it.

A room full of hundreds, let alone thousands, of people is not my most fun thing in the world.

I try not to be too profane around children or old people. Other than that, that's how I speak.

I'm pretty excited about the state of TV these days. There's great opportunity for really complicated relationships, in a way that I don't really see as much in movies anymore.

I just want to play strong characters, whatever that is in.

If you're lucky enough to get to play a character for a long time, it's life-changing.

As actors, we're a little faster than other people, with breaking down the walls.

Everything is possible in this world so don't fear anything

Holy faith, holy courage.

On the wall of Amshad's office there was a poster that made me laugh: DO NOT GIVE ME A BANGLE, GIVE ME A PEN. Well-meaning charities often train illiterate slum women to make cheap trinkets.

Obviously social media has had a massive impact on the fame game, but not in a positive way. But it can be for some.

There is a huge agenda behind trying to destroy me and put me down.

The apparent ease of California life is an illusion, and those who believe the illusion will live here in only the most temporary way.

The organizing principle, which according to an eternal law creates the different essential organs of the body, and animates them, is not itself seated in one particular organ.

No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it's year-round. They've offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation, and consciousness evolution.

I have this prejudice that trilogies are long, three-volume novels.