One of the most empowering things about being a self-employed actor is also one of the hardest things; I get to set my own goals.
The soul is silent. If it speaks at all it speaks in dreams.
We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory.
That's why I'm not to be trusted. Because a wound to the heart is also a wound to the mind
I caution you as I was never cautioned: You will never let go, you will never be satiated. You will be damaged and scarred, you will continue to hunger. Your body will age, you will continue to need. You will want the earth, then more of the earth-- Sublime, indifferent, it is present, it will not respond. It is encompassing, it will not minister. Meaning, it will feed you, it will ravish you. It will not keep you alive.
I am attracted to ellipsis, to the unsaid, to suggestion, to eloquent, deliberate silence. The unsaid, for me, exerts great power: often I wish an entire poem could be made in this vocabulary. It is analogous to the unseen.
The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last.
The bonds that unite another person to our self exist only in our mind.
What you will see is love coming out of the trees, love coming out of the sky, love coming out of the light. You will perceive love from everything around you. This is the state of bliss.
I've been in so many good movies that I felt like nobody saw; it's a pretty dreadful feeling.
I'd love to watch Jack Youngblood play. His tan arms hanging out of his sleeveless jersey, he'd put those pipes on the ground, and even at 240 pounds, he would show great moves and natural strength for an undersized player. He was extremely quick, had underrated strength, and he got great leverage against the tackles.