She seemed to think reading was some sort of hobby, as opposed to being as necessary as breathing, sleeping, and eating.

When a child truly understands his grand potential, he looks to the stars not simply to make a wish but to chart a destination.

One day you do meet a man who kisses you and you can't breathe around it and you realize you don't need air.

Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.

My biggest 'don't' from the past? Picking my face!

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away; A single laugh demolish'd the right arm Of his own country.

I've always loved reprehensible people because they're so much more interesting to play on screen.

A true batsman should in most of his strokes tell the truth about himself.

When you're a kid, you think you can jump out the window and be okay. But when you get older, you think, "Wait a minute - I can't fly!"

I think the major problem in growing up is to become sophisticated without becoming cynical.

People always ask me, how do you teach core values? The answer is, you don't. The goal is not to get people to share your core values. It's to get people who already share your core values.