We aren’t encouraged to think for ourselves and ask questions. We are expected to accept what they teach us as infallible truths.

Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon for the next generation.

Globalization by the way of McDonald’s and KFC has captured the hearts, the minds, and from what I can see through the window, the growing bellies of the folks here.

Foisting an identity on people rather than allowing them the freedom and space to create their own is shady.

The truth is usually left for us to hunt and gather independently, if we are so inclined.

Are Latino-Americans white? Black? Other? Illegal aliens from Mars? Or are we the very face of America?

I have never bought into the idea that blood is thicker than water. Love and respect are meant to be earned from our children, our spouses, our families, and our friends.

When we illuminate the road back to our ancestors, they have a way of reaching out, of manifesting themselves...sometimes even physically.

This thing I am feeling, I’m almost certain, is the closest I’ll ever come to standing somewhere in between truth and reconciliation.

Even the juncture in history and the zeitgeist we live in is something we choose, setting the scene for the spiritual fodder we need to grow and achieve deeper elevation of our souls.

While America will always, I think, feel foreign to me, New York City is my home. This is where I can construct my own identity freely and reject labels imposed on me.

[On marriage and permanent attach

I still get up every morning at 4 A.M. I write seven days a week, including Christmas. And I still face a blank page every morning, and my characters don't really care how many books I've sold.

I am the actor that I am. I do what I do. I've been a 'leading man' playing romantic leads for a long time now.

The human race finds itself in a better situation when it has the higher level of freedom.

Ban walking sticks in wilderness. Hikers that use walking sticks are more likely to chase animals.

Listen for the instruction, instead of begging for the direction.

New occasions teach new duties, time makes ancient good uncouth; They must upward still and onward, who would keep abreast of truth.

For my second and third pictures I won Academy Awards. Nothing worse could have happened to me.

Here is another secret: I have no business being fascinated by you.

For me, spiritual means love in action. So if you are working for love, then you are a spiritual person.