All the scientists who are working on solving the problem of curing paralysis say that it won't do you any good if you don't keep your body in shape.

I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."

I am optimistic. But I also know that, with time, I'm beginning to fight issues of aging as well as long-term paralysis.

By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine.

We can either watch life from the sidelines, or actively participate... Either we let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy prevent us from realising our potential, or embrace the fact that when we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless.

When I first began acting, I assumed an intellectual responsibility attached to my profession, which I had accepted for a long time. My father taught me that an actor had to have a social and political conscience, and that the work that he does has to reflect from that.

So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.