Dancing is just like racing. You don't learn choreography. They just give you steps to do, and you do them over and over and over. It's very much like what I do in racing.
Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.
One day it just hit me. This is it. You are not in love. So either stay in it because you have a child or be brave and find the man of your dreams and marry him for real.
When you break up, your whole identity is shattered. It's like death.
Acting with Denzel is like playing tennis with someone that's better than you. You either play better tennis or get blown off the court.
When you're performing, you're playing to the back row. With acting, you have to be more nuanced.
If you stay by the book, it's not always going to work. You've got to venture off a little bit. But you can't get too reckless, either.
I'm fascinated by how you'll change your position so many times over a lifetime, but really what you're doing is occupying a series of positions on a landscape.
Anytime where you're challenged, physically or mentally, you rise to the occasion in different ways.
You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we're all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it's going to be over, and you better make this count.
I'd chosen to dedicate my life to writing, and I asked myself, 'if you write your whole life, and nobody ever sees a word, is it as a writer that you die?'
People who think they are free eventually end up slaves to their own desires, and those who give their freedom away to the only One you can trust with that freedom eventually get it back.
Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
A lot of times they don't want to hear it. But you know, if some good is done to you, you should pass it on.
Am I really cool? You're telling me I'm cool? Well, that's good to hear.
There are certain districts where you need a pro-life Democrat to win.
If you want honesty and love, you have to be honest and loving and loveable.
When you truly give up trying to be whole through others, you end up receiving what you always wanted from others.
You can only do your best. That's all you can do. And if it isn't good enough, it isn't good enough.
The greatest competitor was Bob Gibson. He worked so fast out there and he always had the hood up. He always wanted to close his own deal. He never talked to you because he was battling so hard. I sure as hell don't miss batting against him, but I miss him in the game.
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
You can't really praise somebody's work and then criticize the process.
'Can You See' is a beautiful song that follows a story of the star. It's a very inspirational song.
Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want to know why? The answer is one word: versions.
Personally, I like films that make me a little bit uncomfortable because I think you're uncomfortable when something is real.
When a woman like that whom I've seen so much, All of a sudden drops out of touch; Is always busy and never can, Spare you a moment, it means a man.
It's all about progression, not getting stuck and about having aspirations, which can lead you to do more and not just be satisfied. I was always that way about my dancing, and that's how I am about whatever it is I tend to pursue.
The New York Times' was enigmatic: 'Some unimaginable gravitational force is pulling our entire galaxy in the opposite direction.' End of article. If you stop and think about that, we are recreating ourselves.
We're only here to love God and each other. I'm not saying I've never gotten angry at anyone. I do. But you've got to forgive and move on.
If you're 35, 45, or even 55 - you have a very long time horizon - 40 years or vastly more. That is you, and/or your spouse, are likely to live about that long, and you'll be investing the whole way.
In terms of influence, my style icons have been a mixture of Julie Andrews and Olivia Newton-John. When I was little I used to watch 'Grease,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music' a lot. If you put all those things together you do kind of get my outfits. A slightly tarty nanny in a second-hand outfit. That is pretty much what I wear.
You can become a winner only if you are willing to walk over the edge.
You always have to have a bit of fun if somebody is dead in a scene. That's a red rag to a bull for an actor. You do a little poking. You do things to annoy the actor. It's your job. You have to utilize the opportunity. You have to get through the day.
The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.
You can expect interior enforcement actions in the future.
You know, this isn't theatre like it used to be.
