Unfortunately, the way the world is constructed, a lot of people have no chance, from day one.

I'm in Stockholm in my office. I just got here after seeing my eighth child on an ultrasound, so I'm in a good mood. It's beautiful: an energetic little skeleton.

There is no overacting, only untrue acting.

I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again.

I treat everyone as equals. I can't work if I'm not having fun, and I can't have fun if not everyone is happy.

if a real God were actually so vain as to constantly demand worship, then he would not be worth it.

We don't live. We're miming in the choir.

Casting a film, you can have the greatest actors in a film and it doesn't work. It's a combination of all of the elements.

Theres nothing more reassuring than a world thats crazier than you are.

Even the most despicable person is still a human being.

Norwegian kids, they grow up well educated in film. So they have a lot of good directors there.

The Apache don't have a word for love, " he said. "Know what they both say at the marriage? The squaw-taking ceremony?""Tell me.""Varlebena. It means forever. That's all they say.

Heresy no longer existed within religion itwas founded in the state.

There are a number of paths that lead to this place. I have been avoiding them for some small time, now.

Daily ripples of excellence -over time- become a tsunami of success

I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones and pray for the ones who don't know? Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble, and sob for the ones left below?

The peasants of all lands recognize power and they salute it, whether it's good or evil.

When somebody dies we usually need reasons for consolation, not so much to alleviate our pain as to excuse ourselves for so readily feeling consoled.

The sanyasa of the Gita is all work and yet no work.

When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.