There is at least one advantage to being an Indonesian citizen: With this country's expanse of land and even greater expanse of sea, it's not difficult finding space for one's grave.

My words, my writing, my actions—these have never been for myself alone, either directly or indirectly. There is no such thing as an artist who creates art only for himself. That is masturbation.

People are raised to believe that happiness is the land to which they are destined to travel. But that belief, which one so easily accepts as true, might just as well be a mirage.

But I couldn't stop there. The call of adventure was much stronger and more inviting.

As hard as my life has been I have no desire for revenge. If I wish for anything it is for all the things that have been stolen from my life to be returned to me.

We each carry with us unique gifts, recognized and unrecognized. We long to harness those gifts in a way that gives life significance and helps us to matter more in the lives of others.

Kindness is stronger than iron bars.

I like the Baldwin boys a great deal. Alec is super-smart, super-articulate, almost too smart to be an actor.

Praise when merited is not a boon: yet to a generous nature, is it pleasant to utter it.

My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they've been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it.

I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.

I like most kinds of music. So I haven't got a bag, as they say... except the big black one in the hall outside.

I was the first person in my family born in the United States. My mom is from Croatia, and my dad is from Iran. They met at music school in Belgium. I grew up as a pianist.

Dance is an art, so day by day, it's growing and there are new things that can be done.

I think there is a way to be formal and elegant and classy, but more modern. Brad Pitt has been changing it, and Will Smith has been doing it in his own way.