When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.

I don't have a lot of respect for talent. Talent is genetic. It's what you do with it that counts.

Martin Ritt

My opposition To Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language.

James Thurber

The hardest part was when I was in high school not having a job and always being broke. I had to get to auditions without a car. I either took the bus or walked.

Cuba Gooding, Jr.

We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destinies. I am not a determinist. But I also believe that the decisive choice is seldom the latest choice in the series. More often than not, it will turn out to be some choice made relatively far back in the past.

Arnold J. Toynbee

And when man faces destiny, destiny ends and man comes into his own.

Andre Malraux, The Voices of Sil

From my experience, I think that every actor has to make sure that they're in charge of their own career somehow or other.

Alan Rickman

No one can make you jealous, angry, vengeful, or greedy -- unless you let him.

Napoleon Hill

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

William Wallace

Life is war.

Ezekiel Carsella

The amount of hassle involved in travel can be overwhelming.

Paul Theroux

There's more truth in comedy than in tragedy.

Vanna Bonta

I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.

Billy Idol