The librarian, the warrior, the free spirit... archetypes are a great jumping off point to help clarify where we want to go with a character.

When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.

If only…the saddest words in the English language.

"I don't want to lose you, I love you, and...and that's all I've got." As speeches went, it wasn't great. As feelings went...different story.

The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.

But they're family, and you forgive them, even if they are human equivalent of hyenas. Because that's what you do, Posey. Forgive.

She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.

For the record, a mechanical engineer is responsible for how just about anything is built. We make sure any type of structure or vehicle or roadway is strong, safe and will stay together.

Commandment #1: Believe in yourself. Commandment #2: Get over yourself.

Maybe love isn't just a bouquet of roses once in a while. Maybe it's just sticking it out, when it's hard, when you're mad, when you're tired.

Love came when you weren't looking, except in the case of millions who found mates on Match.com, but, hey. It sounded good.

Since living is believing, no one can be completely lacking in faith.

Never let your dreams go away.

Affliction is the wholesome soil of virtue, where patience, honor, sweet humility, and calm fortitude, take root and strongly flourish.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Much more prevalent than physical fear is the fear of criticism, rejection, and verbal opposition.

This film [the Cell] certainly is not meant for the girls who sing along with my songs.

Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.

Didn’t your mother ever tell you the only way to kill us is to cut us into pieces? You should have brought a wood chipper instead of a gun. (Wulf)

If we're not able to be alone, we're going to be more lonely. And if we don't teach our children to be alone, they're only going to know how to be lonely.

It's a juggling act. Every time I get going on the album stuff or being musical, acting kicks in and I book a job. It comes down to a money thing.