We all become what we pretend to be..

We are not revived because we sing; we sing because we are revived..

It is not what you do. It is that you do..

Leadership is more doing than dash..

To be is to stand for..

I've never been onstage in my life..

Things that don't exist do exist. They're just really fast..

I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, mak….

I've always put myself intensely into my work..

Fear is the biggest motivator..

Be more than ready. Be present in your discipline. Remember your gift. Be grateful for your gift and treat it like a gift. Cherish it, take care of i….

There's something bad in everything good and something good in everything bad..

My own position is so far on the obsessive side of preparation and professionalism that I fear my point of view is not going to be shared by anyone..

I've always been interested in making movies..

I take the Bible far too seriously to take it literally..

He's my elvis. I idolize Nusrat, he's a god, too.

There is nothing inherently wrong about science..

I'd like to thank everybody who ever punched or kissed me in my life and everybody who I ever punched or kissed..

So I feel like success is opportunity plus preparation, so work begets work, and as long as you're prepared it's going to continue to come your way..

I make movies for money, exclusively for money..

I will never become a director or a movie producer. I was always looking at picture directing because I didn't know what to do! You can't be a movie ….