“I’d be more frightened by not using whatever abilities I’d been given. I’d be more frightened by procrastination and laziness.”

I wasn’t allowed to go to movies when I was kid; my father was a minister. 101 Dalmatians and King of Kings, that was the extent of it.

I say luck is when an opportunity comes along and you’re prepared for it.

I’ve worked with children all my life.

Learn to laugh at your failures, smile at your wins and don’t be afraid to laugh at yourself.

The chances you take, the people you meet, the people you love, the faith that you have. That’s what’s going to define you.

Wisdom is there at your fingertips, use it.

If you don’t trust the pilot, don’t go.

Never confuse movement with progress. Because you can run in place and not get anywhere.

Acting is just a way of making a living, the family is life.

Goals on the road to achievement cannot be achieved without discipline and consistency.

The only thing stopping you from achieving your dreams are the stories you keep telling yourself that you can’t. Don’t wait- act now. Regret nothing.

Don’t aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.

My ultimate life dream project is my kids. My family.

In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.

Got to be who you are in this world, no matter what.

I work hard for the audience. It’s entertainment. I don’t need validation.

If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create.

In painting, you have unlimited power. You have the ability to move mountains. You can bend rivers. But when I get home, the only thing I have power over is the garbage.

Ability is a poor man’s wealth.

If your title disappears, does your ability to influence?

Mutual caring relationships require kindness and patience, tolerance, optimism, joy in the other’s achievements, confidence in oneself, and the ability to give without undue thought of gain.

What a weary time those years were – to have the desire and the need to live but not the ability.

Change starts with energy, outlook, belief, and the ability to notice the great things happening around you. 

Political judgment is the ability to hear the distant hoofbeats of the horse of history.