My dad always told me: 'Stop and look back and appreciate what you've done; stop and smell the flowers. '
That's something lacking in a lot of modern-day families - just talking. It's almost a lost art form.
As actors, we deal with rejection so much more than any other business. So I don't care how much of a genius you are, if you don't have the propensity to be able to get back up every time you get knocked down, then you're not going to survive.
I never want to be that guy at a dinner table saying, 'I wish I could have dessert. ' I actually went through a stage when I would order dessert first.
Even on a $100 million film, people will complain that they haven't got enough money and enough time, so that's always going to be an element in filmmaking.
It's easier to promote things, if you have fans.
I love acting, so it's easy when you have a passion for it. I've always found the harder you work, the luckier you get.
In America the schools have become too permissive, the kids now are controlling the schools, the tail is wagging the dog. We've got to make a change there and get it back to where the teachers have control of the classrooms.
I do want to do TV, but I'm looking to be a creator, writer, and producer, and perhaps I could be a recurring character. Do 10 shows a year, something like that.
The good news from the U. S. military survey of focus groups is that Iraqis do accept the Nuremberg principles. They understand that sectarian violence and the other postwar horrors are contained within the supreme international crime committed by the invaders.
To be a light to others you will need a good dose of the spiritual life. Because as my mother used to say, if you are in a good place, then you can help others; but if you're not well, then go look for somebody who is in a good place who can help you.