I never like to use those terms [like pessimistic].
Theres always a need for new superheroes. As society changes, the types of superheroes will probably change as well.
I’m so thankful to have been born in the times that we live in. I felt a responsibility to Simon [Halls] and to our kids to be able to live with integrity and not have some strange split psychology of This is who my dad is at home, and this is who he is to the public. That trumped any type of professional repercussions that it could have had. And – not by my own volition or choice – I’ve been playing exclusively straight characters for the first 10 years of my career. Whatever happens from this point on says a lot more about the business and society than it does about me.
You can't please everybody. There's that old saying that there's no sure formula for success, but the only sure fire formula for failure is to try to please everyone. You're not going to do that.
What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title—whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor' or 'anything actor,' Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from. Equality comes from treating everybody the same regardless of who they are. I hope the media and the press catches on to that because it's time to move out of 1992.
Never forget your manners. They go a long way in both your business and personal life. If you look and act like you are making an effort, it will be appreciated.
I like strong opinions - I'll take that any day over someone who agrees with everything.
Of all the lessons most relevant to architecture today, Japanese flexibility is the greatest.
People reach a point of readiness for change when they reach their own personal bottom.
I live to hold communion With all that is divine, To feel there is a union Twixt Natures heart and mine.
One principle is the universality of freedom. I'm a freedom lover.