You look up to your parents and you want them to accept you, and you don't want them to look at you in a negative light. So you do things to make them proud and accept you.

My first audition was an open call and I had no picture and no resume - that's how clueless I was. I just thought I could show up.

I assume Obama knows about stop and frisk, so this is not the person that should be the head of homeland security. I had to say something. Kelly's nomination would go against who President Obama is.

There are conservative people in all colours in America.

That's what you want art to do, to open people up and start conversations.

My mother's a pretty warm, open person.

I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.

I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.

I think L.A. is beautiful.

I love that you can watch a film and 10 years later still be affected.

I have a Twitter handle, but I never sign on.

No matter who it is or what you think of them, never rejoice in the pain of others. It lowers you to a level you should not be at.

Happiness and beauty are by-products. Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty.

Child slavery is a crime against humanity. Humanity itself is at stake here. A lot of work still remains, but I will see the end of child labor in my lifetime.

With rebellion, awareness is born

With 3D you're right there immersed in the world.

Sunday is the best day of the week because we celebrate the risen Christ of the cross in the local church, the dearest place on earth.

The media can make boxers, controls who makes it big and who doesn’t. They can build up fighters or knock them down.

When you have made a thorough and reasonably long effort, to understand a thing, and still feel puzzled by it, stop, you will only hurt yourself by going on.

The motorcycle is a device created by the team of God and Darwin to rid the world of useless young males.

Find myself £43 worse than I was the last month ... chiefly arisen from my layings-out in clothes for myself and wife; viz., for her, about £12, and for myself, £55 or thereabouts.