I've learned during my life that if I am in hell, I make my own glory. I've also been in glory, and perhaps I've made my own hell, but I certainly don't take anyone down with me.
I never really had male influences in my life. Steady, male influences. And that's what I wanna be for my family. As a musician, I definitely will attain everything that I set out to. I work very hard. But more important to me is that my family is taken care of.
'Titanic' made me want to tell stories... To have all these characters and costumes and have ambition and think big and have dreams... It came at a very troubled period of my life.
All my life, I've been sort of a professional optimist, full of good cheer about matters political and journalistic. I always thought I'd get older and become an unnaturally cheerful old fart. But it's not happening.
I don't mind gearing my life towards privacy. It's my nature.
I am shamelessly biased about the people in my life, and it makes sense to me that other people are the same.
I have been to a few A-list parties, but not massively. It's not my life, but it's fun dipping into it.
I look at every girl, and I think, 'You're going to change my life.' I'm very down to earth at heart.
I promise you that during my life, I was more concerned about not letting people down, about doing my part, than I was ever into what it did for me.
I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.
For the first time I feel an inner emotional security. There is reality and dependability. My life revolves around Richard and the baby.
I want to live a good life and pay my taxes. 'The Killing' was a blessing. It was two wonderful years. But I had reached a point in my life, especially with a young son, that I was no longer willing to compromise my life for the sake of a paycheque. I was no longer willing to move where the tax credits are strong.
All my life I have faced this awkwardness, as I almost sound like a guy. In fact, whenever I would call my friends, their dads would say, 'Hold on son.'
In Australia, there is a very famous show called 'Home and Away.' I was cast on that at 15. The day I started filming, my life changed.
I've lost lots of men in my life, besides my mother, which is a whole different loss.
I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life.
I'm supposed to convince you, for two hours, that I'm somebody else. Now if you know everything about my life, if you think you've got me figured out and you think you know all my dark secrets, how am I ever going to convince you that I'm somebody else?
I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.
I should get a few ribs taken out, because I'll be in a corset for the rest of my life.
John Glenn's anniversaries have followed me all of my life. I was born in 1962, the year he orbited Earth.
I don't have secrets in my life. Everything is out there.
I had an insanely long commute - New York to D.C. - when I worked at 'National Geographic.' I hate to waste time, so I spent my time by writing about my life on the premise that I might be able to pitch those as short essays to magazines. It wasn't until later that I realized that I was writing a book.
I know people who are twice as creative as I am, twice as smart, but they didn't do anything because they feared going into a room and opening their mouths. My parents told me to truly accomplish things in my life, there would be times I would have to stand alone. It may be scary, but that's what it requires.
Women's issues have always been a part of my life.
When my YouTube videos started to get really big, I was like, 'Man, this is pretty sweet.' It started as my hobby, and then I started traveling and learning how to play different instruments, and then it just kind of became my life.
Some of the best times I've ever had in my life have been because of acting and through acting. But I'm not interested in the game of acting and being an actor and auditioning and all that stuff.
I have always liked to live my life in a quiet and peaceful manner. I used to lead my life that way. But the rise in social media has certainly affected me. Now I am always noticed.
Music's always been a huge part of my life, and my first record came out in 1981.
My family is probably too involved in my life because they are my best friends, but I love that.
I don't want to dedicate my life to getting publicity.
I have, all the days of my life, enjoyed singing very much.
Anything back in New Orleans is definitely nostalgic. I really played my first shows of my life and learned to perform here. I learned how to work a stage and how to connect with a crowd. It all started here.
I think there's a certain level of trust that I have with women. I've always been honest, even when I haven't had good times in my life or my movie bombed or I've had great success. I've owned up to all of it.
Now I'm having the time of my life being on the road with one of the world's all-time great big bands, and performing with symphonies. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
When I write, I don't allow the fear of consequences to interfere with the writing process. I have in the past paid for my commitment to the truth and the way I live my life. I am prepared to pay more if I have to.
I wanted more control of my life. I wanted work to fit in, not to dominate; to support, not to lead the pattern of my life.
