I'm kind of like a samurai. They say if you want to be a samurai, you can't be afraid of dying, and as soon as you flinch, you get your head cut off. I'm not afraid of losing this business.
I prefer to play the bad guy - it gives you more freedom as an actor.
You can see my guns at my apartment. The safe room is a special place... It's good to have a safe room in your house. It's storm-proof; we've got food, store supplies, all kinds of stuff.
Sometimes you read something, and there's a part of you that remains in an analytical actor place. Am I going to do this movie? Is this a good part for me? Is it not? Can I bring something to this?
If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor', I beg you to slap me.
A great wind is blowing, and that gives you either imagination or a headache.
If you stop at general math, you're only going to make general math money.
They need to be re-supplied with energy, and that energy comes from asking not what your country can do for you, but from what you can do for your country.
Just because someone is holding a gun doesn't make an image controversial. It all depends on where you put the gun, who is holding it.
You can take charge, kick ass, do whatever you have to do and it's okay. You can blow people up. These are things that are okay for cartoon characters to do.
The way I ought to measure my life is in terms of the others I helped to become better and happier people. That's the biggest thing to think about if you're not happy.
But I think mainly, you know, just up in the East Coast, it's where it all originated. You know, Philadelphia. It goes back to the beginning. So, you know, fans have a lot of history, and they love their teams up here.
But from each crime are born bullets that will one day seek out in you where the heart lies.
I suppose my best attribute, if you want to call it that, is sincerity. I can sell sincerity because that's the way I am.
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.
In terms of fitness and battling through cancer, exercise helps you stay strong physically and mentally.
I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.
What do you think, that a dollar in a savings account is freedom? Maybe you have understood nothing I have said.
There's a lot of theaters in New York. You can always go out and be around a lot of like-minded comedians.
I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.
You know, the truth is this: it is a leader's job to challenge the status quo. And when you do, you make enemies.
When you have kids, it limits you. That was a choice I made.
To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.
The proportion of ingredients is important, but the final result is also a matter of how you put them together. Equilibrium is key.
I never wanted to show my butt, and I always had a problem with it - I'd cover up when I was younger. It wasn't till I got with my husband that I started to change all that. He compliments me all the time, and when your best friend compliments you, it gives you confidence and makes you want to do stuff in life.
If you hang around long enough to show these people what you can do, you have a chance in this acting business.
You know, I was never totally thrilled with being a Fleetwood Mac member, but surprisingly, I was having such a good time reuniting with John, Mick, and Stevie.
When you're writing non-fiction, you go as far as you can go, and then ethically you have to stop. You can't go. You can't suppose. You can't imagine. And I think there's something in human nature that wants to finish the story.
It's sort of the most important thing for acting, is to listen to the person you're dealing with.
If you keep thinking about what you want to do or what you hope will happen, you don't do it, and it won't happen.
Estate planning is an important and everlasting gift you can give your family. And setting up a smooth inheritance isn't as hard as you might think.
Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
When the culture is strong, you've got this consistency where black people can grow up in these places with this voice just resonating about our special-ness in the universe. And I always say you're in trouble if you get too far away from that core that grounds you.
Retaining culture takes effort and persistence and discipline. It's a commitment, not a flag. You can't just pull it out and wave it about when it's convenient.
Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.
I wanted to play Dracula because I wanted to say: 'I've crossed oceans of time to find you.' It was worth playing the role just to say that line.
