Our shock that reality is other than expected is weirdly tenacious

Acting is a reflex, a mechanism for development and survival. . . . It isn't 'second nature,' it is 'first nature.'

But we never tell the truth. We cannot properly 'tell' the truth, because our words are crude tools to express something, 'the truth', which may well exist, but which we cannot define.

Love happens when we pay attention

For we direct, perform and witness performances every night – theatre cannot die before the last dream has been dreamt.

Religious beliefs...should never be an excuse to treat people badly.

Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.

As far am I'm concerned, I don't listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?

Money will always turn up when there is a potential for profit.

Skillfully engaging in intimate relationships can be one of the most potent spiritual practices.

Losing the possibility of something is the exact same thing as losing hope and without hope nothing can survive.

No government proposal more complicated than "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private" ever works.

If you listen to certain things then you can hear music everywhere. But it's your perspective on 'what do I listen to, why do I listen, what's going on.' And then you have music.

The ways of the Lord are not easy, but we were not created for an easy life, but for great things, for goodness.

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear.