I would rather portray the hero, if it's a really great film. All my favorite fictional film characters are heroes, such as in "The Last of the Mohicans" and "Robin Hood."

I walked away from this movie thinking how important it is to have a genuine selfless love for your children. You can really mess kids up if you don't have the right kind of love for them.

Not judging people is the fastest way to peace.

Gratitude is the root of joy.

I'd rather live forever in Heaven than a place where there's terrorism and hate.

That's what rock music is, I think - constantly searching for authenticity, and being as honest as possible.

"Silence Of The Lambs" is definitely very frightening.

When I manage to keep my center, it's usually because I've taken prayer seriously.

Being joyful is a choice.

Often times, if a character is pretty straightforward, he or she is not as interesting to portray.

There's nothing better than actually getting to watch the person and see his or her mannerisms.

Each time I get off a plane in Hollywood I don't think I'm pretty enough.

Oh love will make a dog howl in rhyme.

The more I know, the less I understand

The Void is a living void ... pulsating in endless rhythms of creation and destruction. The great Void does not exist as Void, it embraces all Being/non-Being

Moving to New York was the best decision I ever made.

No one wants to be excelled by his relatives.

A tiny fly can choke a big man.

I do like to dress up. I am shapely, everything about me is real and I can rap.

I ask myself whether Russia is moving in the direction of democracy. I don't believe it is! Bit by bit, Russia is slipping back into an authoritarian empire.

Next to eating good dinners, a healthy man with a benevolent turn of mind, must like, I think, to read about them.