All the managers in the world, it doesn't matter how good you are, if your players don't understand what you are looking for or what you want, it makes no sense.
In England, you're allowed to have an opinion - as long as it comes out of your mouth.
If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it.
I can't stand on the roadside and have Pani Puri like before. But, at the same time, being an actor makes you feel special. People look up to you, want to know more about you, and shower you with so much love without even knowing you personally. It's overwhelming.
Plus, when you get in tough situations, like the bases loaded and nobody out, you never give in.
A lot of people give actors credit when they gain weight for a role in a drama when they win an Oscar, but when you're doing a sitcom, people don't give you a lot of credit, because you've got to keep your weight on for five or six years if it's successful.
Everybody has talent, it's just a matter of moving around until you've discovered what it is.
What is supposed to be the very essence of Judaism - which is the notion that it is by study that you make yourself a holy people - is nowhere present in Hebrew tradition before the end of the first or the beginning of the second century of the Common Era.
I'd love to play a Bond villain. Yeah, I'd love to play a Bond villain. Everyone always says this to me; they always say, 'You've got to be a Bond villain', 'We're going to make you a Bond villain...' But they've never, ever approached me, I've never had a whiff of it. I think I'd love to play a Bond villain; I'd have great fun.
News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.
Let me tell you something, planes and kids... I've got a 3 and 1 year old, I don't wish that on anybody.
Words have power, and if you are going to use your words negatively, then that is exactly what is going to happen in your life.
As you may know, I'm the co-founder and co-chairman of an asteroid company called Planetary Resources that is backed by a group of eight billionaires to implement the bold mission of extracting resources from near-Earth asteroids.
Writing 'when you find me,' it really exposed me to a way of putting together a story I hadn't thought of.
But I think, if you're in the spotlight, people are going to say bad things, and that's just the way it is.
I'm not sure what you need first - the players believing or others believing in them - but in the end, both have to think it.
I pretty much choose anything I do in life based on whether or not I can work in my PJs. Certainly one of the perks of doing an animated film is that you don't have to go and get ready and wear wardrobe, and you just show up in whatever you're wearing.
It's nice to be with someone, but I don't think you need to be in a relationship to feel complete. That would be really sad.
Whether you are right in the middle of a glamorous event or watching it from the sidelines, the red carpet Oscar events set the stage to showcase the latest designs and styles for those watching around the world.
You'll never rise any higher than the way you see yourself.
The best way to learn to write is to read in the genre you might be interested in; then, you need to actually sit down and write. In a lot of cases, the first book you write will not get published. Do not get hung up on that. Start a second book.
There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
You might as well ask why a middle-aged man with no criminal record might put a paper bag over his head and rob a bank. I acted out of personal desperation.
If you can't find your inspiration by walking around the block one time, go around two blocks-but never three.
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
When I first did 'The Fast and the Furious', I didn't want there to be a sequel on the first one. I thought, 'Why would you rush to do a sequel - just because your first film is successful?'
You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever.
You love who you love. I happen to just love a lot of women.
If you don't have a real stake in the new, then just surviving on the old - even if it is about efficiency - I don't think is a long-term game.
A gun is a necessity. Who knows if you're walking down a street and you spot a moose?
When you encourage others, you in the process are encouraged because you're making a commitment and difference in that person's life. Encouragement really does make a difference.
If you plan to win as I do, the game never ends.
I'd like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and thousands of pounds trying to see giant squid. I mean, we know they exist because we have seen dead ones. But I have never seen a living one. Nor has anybody else.
I think if you're an actor, then you can work on stage - but if you've never done it before, you're going to have picked up a few things that you're going to need to change when you're working on stage.
Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.
You can't get angry with a horse. They will get angry and frisky with you.
