There needs to be a shift in consciousness; there needs to be an absolute wake-up call before society can actually make the kind of incredibly significant changes that need to happen.

I think that you can only be true to yourself. Nobody can live up to other people's expectations. You will always let them down. There will always be something they won't like about you.

I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.

I'm not a Christian, but I think the Christian message is a good one.

When you go to Africa, and you see children, they're usually barefoot, dirty and in rags, and they'd love to go to school.

We're not interested to know the real heroes. We're really more interested in the villains, actually, and they seem to thrive, and it continues to be business as usual.

I wasn't trying to be a role model for anybody. I don't think that you can.