I think Andrew Stanton is such an amazing, creative mind.

I’m an entrepreneur at heart. I’m not afraid of starting up, starting over or even failing for that matter, because the fact that I try new things in itself is a victory.

I've studied astrology for many, many years, and I feel like it's an incredibly challenging art.

I'm Irish and Cherokee Indian. I can't faint.

My family are very, very religious in Texas. They're Southern Baptists. I left to go to New York when I was 17 and I realised I wasn't Southern Baptist. That's not how I am inclined.

I feel like part of your job as an actor is you're going to get noticed, and the more successful you get, the more noticed you are. It's kind of like a Catch-22.

I can't really connect with things unless they are spiritual in nature, so I have to make acting spiritual for myself, and each role a spiritual journey for me.

They're really competitive at drama in Texas.

The way that I work is very specific, very thorough, and the process has to be totally clear.

In my career, I've really wanted to sort of be a morpher and not show my own identity.

I'm a trained martial artist. My parents were both martial artists.

The only existence I know now is the one I was given. An echo of what used to be.

The cards always look different when it's your turn to play them; loaded with subtly different possibilities.

Fiction is always really a labor.

Attitude is a paintbrush. It colors everything!

There is more to Indian cinema than just Bollywood. I think regional cinema, especially Tamil and Marathi cinema are exploring some really bold themes.

The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life.

At its best, fiction is not a diversion but a means of knowing the world.

Even now I try to make each page compelling for the readers to get absorbed in the book.

In the business world, the idea of positive thinking is absolutely entrenched.

Luck's the word those with poor hearts use for ka.