To know what you prefer instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.
Traveling changes you as a person. If you buy something, it's so different than if you put your money into traveling.
As an actor, you tend to draw on your human instincts and your background, what you've gone through as an individual.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
You want to stake your own claim. You don't want to be called a copycat.
Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.
You spend so much time developing a character when you do a film; so much of your work is done before you get set to shoot because you've been working on the character: the way he walks, the way he talks, what might upset him, what might make him happy.
When your in the movie business you have a start date and a stop date.
My family lives there, so I come back sometimes between shows for a couple days. I get back a couple times a year. When I was 30 to 34 I was weirded out when I came back - you know, how your past gets away from you. It's grown so much.
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.
What you get at the BMI Workshop is the rarest commodity in New York City: Friendly criticism; people who genuinely root for you; and a chance to rewrite your work, try it again, and hone your craft.
You've got to be a little vicious. You've got to be narcissistic. You've got to be on fire about your career.
When a new manager comes in, you need to show him what you can do, but that may mean waiting for your opportunity.
I don't think you change from the time you're 16 until you die. Maybe your body changes, and you have different experiences, but I think you become a fully conscious soul with full abilities. Souls are eternal, and if you keep your marbles until you croak in your 90s or your 100s, you're the same.
I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing.
Well, I think having your kids see you role model behavior of dignity when it's hard, when you're upset, when you want to confront somebody but you don't want to and you're nervous about it, when you are having moments where abuse of power is coming on to you. I think it's really important for kids to see how you handle that.
I don't believe you outsource your convictions and principles to people.
When the whole world has their eyes on you, if you say something that doesn't truly come from your spirit and your soul, or if you wear something that doesn't come from your spirit and your soul, it's an injustice to your position. And so, I'm really myself every single day and I do it because I know my fans would want me to.
When you're on your fifth album, you are going to be judged against all your previous work and expectations.
I love the BlackBerry. I'm on it all the time. I literally wrote my whole book, 'Unwrap Your Sweet Life,' on the BlackBerry while I was working out on the StairMill. So many people tease me about having a BlackBerry, but I meet a lot of people who still use one. Obama has a BlackBerry!
I think every credit you get and every film you have your name attached to makes things a little bit easier. It definitely opens doors up, but it's still a grind.
A child is owed the greatest respect; if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.
Make your relationship your number-one priority.
More often than not, what you open, unwrap and install on your hard drive is not what you were told you were getting.
When it's your will versus another person's will, the worst thing you can do is smile in their face when you're competing. That's what I tell our guys. Go have fun.
Be a father first. Don't put a priority of being a friend with your wife first, or a friend with your kids first.
Every one of us is an artist, and as an artist, you really can stroll into any venue that you want, as long as you take your time to learn the etiquette of that venue.
If you give an answer to your viewer, your film will simply finish in the movie theatre. But when you pose questions, your film actually begins after people watch it. In fact, your film will continue inside the viewer.
Because as an only child, you have your own little world.
You have your personal life and you have work life; when it's combined, it's difficult.
You can learn from anyone even your enemy.
If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.
Take care to sell your horse before he dies. The art of life is passing losses on.
Mr. President, the buzz saw that your healthcare bill ran into wasn't lobbyists and special interests it was tens of millions of American's who were saying, 'Stop!'
Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.
When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children.
