“Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen – that stillness becomes a radiance.”

I was an imaginative child and learning to read was like unlocking another dimension in my mind.

My approach to acting is that I am totally intuitive. I read the script and I get it. If I don’t get it, I can’t do it.

You can’t take credit for talent; you can only take credit for using it.

“Invictus” was more a parable in terms of what is possible in life.

Studies have shown kids have a greater chance for lifelong success if they know how to read by the third grade.

You are never too old to have a revelation.

There is tangible fear in the unknown, but we can all do our part and take steps to help.

I’ve learned that with all the advantages that come with being a grown up comes responsibility. Responsibility to be true to yourself, responsibility to honor those who came before you and responsibility to those who will come after you.

Write something insightful. Say Morgan Freeman said it. Win at internet.

Audiences believe what you believe. It’s a matter of believing yourself. If I believe me, then you’ve got no choice. None at all.

So if I believe in God, and I do, it’s because I think I’m God.

When you have made your choice, it is providence that is your guide. Good, bad, or indifferent. Your fate lies in that.

Just that working with Clint again is like coming home.

Proud to live in a world where someone who looks like me can be president.

Is there a movie I think I should have won the Oscar for? Yeah. All of them.

We all have a part to play in the story of change.

Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity.

This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.

My biggest regret is that I’ve assisted the media in making me into a cartoon character. I don’t regret what has happened to me, but I regret the way I have dealt with it.

When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.

I could either watch it happen or be a part of it.

No matter what happens, it is within my power to turn it to my advantage.

Everything that happens, happens as it should, and if you observe carefully, you will find this to be so.

What’s the worst that could happen? Everyone turned me down; big deal.