“I was raised to treat people exactly how I would like to be treated by others. It’s called respect.”

Money buys you the freedom to live your life the way you want.

We are the sum of who we are. We pick certain things at certain moments that influenced us.

The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide.

The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.

Letters are something from you. It’s a different kind of intention than writing an e-mail.

Energy can’t be created or destroyed, and energy flows. It must be in a direction, with some kind of internal, emotive, spiritual direction.

I thank the earth and the sky every day for the opportunities I’ve had.

If you have been brutally broken, but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.

Nothing ever truly dies. The universe wastes nothing, everything is simply transformed.

Tattoos are interesting, but at the same time they are also a mask – you are exhibiting your past life on your body.

Falling in love and having a relationship are two different things.

You have to change your life if you’re not happy, and wake up if things aren’t going the way you want.

Life is good when you have a good sandwich.

There’s nothing wrong with being gay, so to deny it is to make a judgment.

Luxury is the opportunity to experience quality, be it a place, a person or an object.

When you truly understand karma, then you realize you are responsible for everything in your life.

Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

People developed planes first and then took care of flight safety. If people were focused on safety first, no one would ever have built a plane.

It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.

The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.

I’m going to hang out with people, and I’m going to explore myself, and I’m okay with that.

What was God doing before the divine creation? Was he preparing hell for people who asked such questions?

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.