"Acting is a way to explore the human experience, to understand what it means to be alive."
"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind... And a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
"The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it."