I remember running up to my dad and saying, 'I want to be an actor when I grow up!' And him saying, 'Yeah, well we'll talk about it.'

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.

When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.

When they talk about music getting in your blood, I understand exactly what they're talking about, because that is me.

I think the hardest thing about my life is that I've met so many people all over the world who I love, but they're not friends with each other.

Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else.

With my sport, I am outside and in the water, which can be really drying and damaging to the skin, so I try to be vigilant about taking good care of it.

How does one make a movie about decadence these days? Now that we're allowed to do it, it's too late.

If you want to make a million you don't have to understand money, what you have to understand is people's fears about money

I gave up my struggle with perfection a long time ago. That is a concept I don't find very interesting anymore. Everyone just wants to look good in the photographs. I think that is where some of the pressure comes from. Be happy. Be yourself, the day is about a lot more.

I no longer worry whether a painting is about something or not. I am only concerned with the expectation, from a flat surface, of an illusion.

I wanted to make a movie about the arbitrary nature of love.

It's funny how the smallest things I've done speak the loudest about me, but I like that.

I think being an artist, or just being creative, or imaginative, or aware, where I think everybody starts out, and by about the age of 10, that's been pretty effectively whipped out by education.

Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.

Music used to be a lot more about angst for me. Now it's the only form of meditation I do.

Romantic comedies are usually about when love works.

If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as your legs, whether you're an athlete or an actor.

Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.

Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches.

Trust is not very easy for me at all. I want to be a trusting person, but I've been bruised so many times - not to sound woe-is-me about my life.