“I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.”

“The biggest risk I've ever taken is going on American Idol and trying to be myself. I wasn't going to try too hard to conform, and I knew that it could possibly not work out.”

“I find in working always the disturbing intrusion of elements not a part of my most interested vision, and the inevitable obliteration and replacement of this vision by the work itself as it proceeds.”

“The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work.”

“Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.”

“Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle - keep away from children.”

“If you have issues with family, friends, and people at work, try and solve these issues head on so you can move on and concentrate on having the life you want.”

“Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end.”

“You do the work and you want people to see it but, um while I'm doing the work, the result doesn't matter at all to me. Ultimately, I don't, I don't care whether the film is - you know - some big giant box-office bonanza and I don't care if its a complete flop. To me, when a film gets made and it's actually finished it's a success. They're all a success in their own way.”