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

I believe in God and the Devil, but they don’t have to have pitchforks and a long white beard.

The person who was holding me back from my happiness was me.

Sometimes enemies are our best teachers, people can learn from their mistakes, destruction sometimes means rebirth.

Mortality is very different when you’re 20 to when you’re 50.

Even in the face of tragedy, a stellar person can thrive. No matter what’s going on in your life, you can overcome it! Life is worth living.

I mean, if you didn’t get it or if you didn’t feel like you enjoyed it, sometimes that experience can change.

Sometimes simple things are the most difficult things to achieve.

Every struggle in your life has shaped you into the person you are today. Be thankful for the hard times, they can only make you stronger.

You know what is a nice thought? Retirement.

It’s fun to be hopelessly in love. It’s dangerous, but it’s fun.

Positive energy brings good feelings, and dark energy often means harm.

It’s easy to become very self-critical when you’re an actor. Then you get critiqued by the critics. Whether you agree with them or not, people are passing judgment on you.

It’s always wonderful to get to know women, with the mystery, the joy and the depth.

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.

One moment can change your life. You just need to be ready to explore, be ready to experiment and be consistent.

If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America.

Your body doesn’t need to change – the way you think about it does.

Change the narrative. It will change your mindset.  

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Nothing changes, unless we change.

There’s no reason to wait. Change starts when you want your dreams to happen.

A committed person can change the world and that person can be you.