Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others.

I always say the time to worry about flying is when you're on the ground. If you don't trust the captain, don't go.

I try not to think about that [getting Oscar] ahead of time. You just try to do the best work you can, and then you get the movie out there, and we've been hearing good things. But you never know, you don't want to get too high, and you don't want to get too low.

I'm a parent. I think we're responsible for the problems that young people have. I believe that. I don't blame them for any of it. I blame us for what we haven't done as mothers and fathers, not sticking together as a unit.

I walk by faith, not by sight.

It's not easy for me to admit that I've been standing in the same place for 18 years.