I think our sense as actors of what we've just done - whether or not it be in an audition - is usually really not connected to any truth. I'm always asking for more takes and more goes. I think I just need to shut up and listen.
When Courtney's mother and I first separated I tried to be Disney Dad, showering her with gifts, trips and then I snapped out of it. You don't have to try to impress your kids. If they're not getting what they need from you, they will let you know.
You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.
If you have sold the film rights to somebody, take your money and leave. If the producers need you, they will call you. But you have to be careful about who you are selling your book to, and ensure that it is not tampered with.
No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.
True idealists are rare; they are the dedicated workers, who would, if need be, die at the stake.
Why does the rest of the world put up with the hypocrisy, the need to put a happy face on sorrow, the need to keep on keeping on?... I don't know the answer, I know only that I can't.
We need to keep this Labour government, it has a good chance of another term.
Serious biographies need to have a historical base in facts.
I need my fill of Indian home cooking.
It's really fun to have the spotlight and feel ready for it. Not in a conceited way. But just like, 'Man, I think I'm going to give you what you need.'
We need to tell kids flat out: reading is not optional.
When people are grieving, it's kind of like a storm, and you need something to grab onto, but often you have to brave it on your own.
Businesses need certainty, to see clearly the rules of engagement for investing in South Africa.
It is my belief that we all have the need to feel special. It is this need that can bring out the best in us, yet the worst in us.
I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
I believe that Jesus was, you know, the Son of God. And I understand that... we need to be really, really respectful to people who find that ridiculous and... preposterous.
But again, to dealing with border security, is an issue that - it's like having a fire in the back of your house that you need to put out first before you talk about who, who you're going to let in the front door.
The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.
My own view, there is a need for and a demonstrated need for more journalism now than there ever has been.
We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels and free thinkers. It's overrun with sheep and conformists.
The development of our human resources is an area in which we need to do well as it is decisive in determining the success of our diversification programme.
Men will shop, but they only shop when they need something. Women shop with passion and because it's enjoyable, and for some, it's even entertainment. All you have to do is step into a mall and see how many stores are geared towards men and how many are geared towards women, and you'll get the picture.
I need a guy who's confident and is secure in himself, because we're always apart.
It's a tough time my friends. We need to make sacrifices to ensure our troops have the tools they need in order to get the job done. This budget will help us win the War on Terror.
Somebody has to tell the E.P.A. that we don't need you monkeying around and fiddling around and getting in our business with every kind of regulation you can dream up. You're doing nothing more than killing jobs. It's a cemetery for jobs at the E.P.A.
A good action is never lost; it is a treasure laid up and guarded for the doer's need.
I realise that a novel and a film are different mediums. As artistes, we need to respect other artistes. It also needs a lot of courage to take risks to experiment and interpret known literary works.
Just the idea to have everything you need essentially stored in one piece of portable technology is very exciting.
We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.
We need to be a leadership position about protecting minors on the Internet and, more importantly, giving the parents the tools they need to protect them.
You need a GoPro camera and some fun mounts to capture the chaos.
It just seems that you were talking positively about McDonald's, that they are... attempting this healthy lifestyle, and yet when we're talking right now... it seems that you're saying they need to make more responsibility.
Once you have an animal, you have to commit to it. They need a sense of freedom, but, of course, they must have some boundaries. I am against hitting them though; just send the vibe and that will do it.
For me it would be unhealthy to be a method actor; I'm not mentally stable enough for that - I need to separate my two worlds.
To have command is to have all the power you will ever need. To have all the power you will ever need, is to have the world in the palm of you hand.
