“The true measure of your character is what you would do if you were sure no one would ever find out.”

Without a vision people and the church become self-centered. People start finding fault with one another and the church self-destructs.

You can’t be a smart cookie if you have a crummy attitude.

Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. How do you gain influence from people? You invest in them. How do you invest in them? It starts with giving them time.

SUCCESS is when I add value to MYSELF. SIGNIFICANCE is when I add value to OTHERS.

Not realizing what you want is a problem of knowledge. Not pursuing what you want is a problem of motivation. Not achieving what you want is a problem of persistence.

Be intentional to add value to every person you meet everyday.

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

To lead yourself, use your head; to lead others, use your heart. Always touch a person’s heart before you ask him for a hand.

A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.

Leading well is not about enriching yourself – it’s about empowering others

If you focus on goals, you may hit goals – but that doesn’t guarantee growth. If you focus on growth, you will grow and always hit goals.

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

The first person you lead is you.

Attitude is the first quality that marks the successful man. If he has a positive attitude and is a positive thinker, who likes challenges and difficult situations, then he has half his success achieved.

Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it – in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.

To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone.

Some actors are brilliant character guys. They submerge.

Nothing comes easy when I’m in character, because everything I do in character, I take seriously.

I’ve always been intrigued by cutout silhouettes. They are so intriguing, so poetic-the shadow of a soul. They tell everything about a character and they are open to be filled with one’s own imagination.

You take what you know, and you put it through your own prism. If I play characters that break down or cry, it’s Gary Oldman crying; it’s not the character crying.

I auditioned for the role of an angel in the Nativity play at school. I didn’t get it. I auditioned for Mary; didn’t get it. So I made up the character of the sheep who sat next to Baby Jesus.

Yeah, it is, because it’s a real discovery of your inner resources, you know. That’s what my character is all about and what my playing is all about. But to get up there and just go inside and draw out something that makes you feel good first and foremost.

Characters I’ve played, they used to impact my paintings, like 80 percent of the time, and especially when I was doing an action film.

Clothing is the first step to building a character.