Stress is actually the number one thing that blocks people from their happiness and well-being and from getting what they want.
[In New York,] when you say you're an actor, there's a certain level of respect that goes with that.
The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together.
I wasn't even a theater kid in high school. I studied classical piano, and I ran track.
Im a songwriter and Id love to make that a part of my career.
The big challenge is finding something new without changing completely what you've already done - going deeper into what you've already done and discovering new things while carrying out the same intention.
You know how theres always the one girl in drama school who can cry at the drop of a hat? She has that emotional well she can tap into in a second? Im not that girl. It takes a lot to get me to that place.
The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify.
When guys come over to date my daughter, I'm going to tell them, 'I want you to go out and have a very good time with my daughter. I want you to enjoy yourself and have her home on time. If you abuse her in any way, I'm going to kill your mother and father, cut your back open, pull out your spine, and leave you in a wheelchair so you can think about what you did for the rest of your life. Now, go out and have a good time!'
If you breathed deep and set your mind to it, you could rise above your anger.
Fear is like the strong medicine used to fight serious diseases; it purges, but it also alters your temperament and wears out the body organs. A person who is driven by fear will always be the weaker for it