There are times when I don't take roles because I don't want to be perceived a certain way.

Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

I do believe we're all connected. I do believe in positive energy. I do believe in the power of prayer. I do believe in putting good out into the world. And I believe in taking care of each other.

The great thing about suicide is that it's not one of those things you have to do now or you lose your chance. I mean, you can always do it later.

Nothing binds a people to their leader like a common enemy. Voters don’t change governments during war.

Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, inspire and motivate.

Change your mind as often as possible. Just because you thought something yesterday doesn't mean you have to think it today. Don't ever become a prisoner of your own opinion

Time will tell us what we did and didn't do.

Anyone with a smart phone is a potential eyewitness cameraman capturing and transmitting stories at speeds that turn Reuter photos and traditional reporting into, well... yesterday’s news.

I guess a drag queen's like an oil painting: You gotta stand back from it to get the full effect.

The deepest sleep is meant only for children and perfect fools.

An expert whose argument reeks of restraint or nuance often doesn't get much attention.

Writing is not for me. I completely lose my sense of humor when I write. I become extremely pathetic, very sensational. Images give me possibilities that I don't have with words.

I hooked up with director Jacques Audiard for this film called 'Rust & Bone' with Marion Cotillard. I loved that experience so much I'm truly sad that it's over!

Saying the Tech Bloom is not commercially driven is like saying Mother Teresa had an interest in the poor.

Something that never happens anywhere at any time.

If you believe in what you are doing, then let nothing hold you up in your work.

As soon as you say, "are you feeling X because I ..." Then the Jackal starts to salivate because he can educate the person that he's the cause of his pain.

No form, no manifestation of knowledge, is senseless.

An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral.