The freedom that I wanted as a kid would - probably would not have been good for me and not in the way in which I wanted it.

To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.

Hold tight to the mentality of being a student, meaning hold on to curiosity and approach life as a student.

I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.

I'm not much of cook, but I cook a mean bowl of oatmeal.

I think what I've learned from working on "Moonlight" is we see what happens when you persecute people. They fold into themselves.

At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience.

At the end of the day we're all spirits having a physical experience. That really comes from my relationship with Islam because it just makes me really conscious of my action.

I think my mom gave me the borders, the - gave me a very clear understanding of what the perimeter was. And I had to find my fun within those boundaries.

Again, having - fortunately having never been in trouble. And eventually I found out that I was on a watch list.

Anything was better than nothing. Half-full was better than empty. Ignorance was the lowest form of humiliation and suffering.

Nothing releases like forgive. Nothing renews like forget.

Discord is the great ill of mankind

But it is important always to keep in mind that the danger of harming humans is not connected only or even mainly with telling secrets, there can be great danger in keeping secrets.

Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver; and adulation is not of more service to the people than to kings.

I don't mean to be accident prone, but my excuse is if you really want to get somewhere you have to go full gas.

A time will come when people will think I am a myth, or rather something the newspapers have made up.

I think the public doesn't understand that one of the reasons I haven't stood up for myself is because in order to do that, I have to stoop to a level that further humiliates other people.

You two are a match made in heaven. Or somewhere.