In this life, if you don't celebrate yourself, nobody will.

Indie film isn’t dead. It just grew up.

You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude, but they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you.

One man's frankness is another man's vulgarity.

In the face of such hopelessness as our eventual, unavoidable death, there is little sense in not at least trying to accomplish all of your wildest dreams in life.

If you're alive, kick into drive. Chase whimsies. See if you can turn dreams into a way to make a living, if not an entire way of life.

Don't let anybody tell you different, man: The main goal in life careerwise should always be to try to get paid to simply be yourself.

More often than not, a hero’s most epic battle is the one you never see; it’s the battle that goes on within him or herself.

I try never to worry in general. Worry is interest paid in advance on a debt that never comes due.

Keep your focus on what YOU want to do - not what anyone else wants or is doing. You lose time watching others succeed.

Storytelling is my currency. It's my only worth. The only thing of value I have in this life is my ability to tell a story, whether in print, orating, writing it down or having people acting it out.

Never judge a work of art by its defects

And that's when I heard the whisper in my heart's ear: "It's not about your childhood. It's about who you are!

Life is perfect as long as you didn't cheat.

Genius is always accompanied by enthusiasm.

Sister Hinckley and I are learning that the so-called golden years are laced with lead.

When you're on the road a lot, you're in perpetual search of a good night's sleep.

If self-validation were our most significant societal measure - we would give trophies to ourselves.

I rescued a dog. It was a beautiful.

The only demise of Shaquille O'Neal will be his age.

Remember: there is no place, no community, no external circumstance that is not serviceable for the battle you have chosen. The exception is only such work as directly serves your vices.