The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.

Successful people have control over the time in their life. A shoemaker who owns his own shop gets up one morning and says, "I'm not opening." That's a successful guy.

That's not a villain, that's a man whose a victim of being in love with the wrong one.

The first thing that your should do when you win an Oscar is thank God. The second thing you should do is forget it. The third thing you should do is call your agent and tell him you need a job.

Man is a greater miracle than any god he ever invented.

Respecting differences is very difficult.

Success means controlling your own time. Time is the most important currency, but once you spend it, man, its gone.

I found out was, by the rhythm of my chewing, how I chewed fast, slow or what have you, I could tell the audience what my character was thinking and feeling.

Im not so sure that younger people today really appreciate the enormous bravery that went into the creation and production of that film, or how important a film at the time it really was.

Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of.

Communication without a purpose is artistic masturbation.

People will always tear you down and give you countless reasons to give up, but if you have faith in yourself, you can accomplish anything.

Fantasy is the only truth.

Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.

I'm incredibly nostalgic for the '80s, because I think that's when Geek Culture really kicked in to high gear.

I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about your books than you do!

I grew up with protests, marches, demonstrations, struggle. But I come from a clan of community workers.

You might be a redneck if your good deed for the month was hiding your brother for a few days.

Our actions are neither so good nor so evil as our impulses.

If you climbed one step, it means you can climb the rest.

I jump at any chance to go back into theater.