When I got cast in 'Rocky IV,' I had never seen a film camera before. And here I was in this boxing movie.
Once you get used to being treated like you matter, it's hard to uproot and move somewhere where you don't.
Catharsis comes from the ancient Greek word. . . which literally translated means 'to pass a hard stool'
Depression is like a headache or true love or any of those indefinable concepts. If you've never been there, you don't know what it's like until you're too far in to stop the process.
Depression must be avoided, no matter what the cost. Depression is lying on the Edwardian couch for six months, too tired to unlace your shoes. Depression is awakening each morning feeling as if someone near and dear and closely related died the night before. Bad news. Don't tempt depression.
Whenever a woman says 'We need to talk,' it means she's reached a decision and it's already too late for you to talk back.
Bravery isn't what you do so much as how you look back at what you did.
Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, it’s unlikely you will step up and take responsibility for making it so. If you assume that there’s no hope, you guarantee that there will be no hope. If you assume that there is an instinct for freedom, there are opportunities to change things, there’s a chance you may contribute to making a better world. The choice is yours.
The important thing is not the camera but the eye.
Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.
We should find out as much as possible about someone before coming into conflict with him.