Many people fear the words Lord and God.

You've got as many lives as you like, and more, even ones you don't want.

That was the thing about Prabhupada, you see. He didn't just talk about loving Krishna and getting out of this place, but he was the perfect example. He talked about always chanting, and he was always chanting. I think that that in itself was perhaps the most encouraging thing for me. It was enough to make me try harder, to be just a little bit better. He was a perfect example of everything he preached.

I wanted to be successful, not famous.

It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. All there is ever, is the now.

It doesn't matter whether you're the king of a country or... a fabulous Beatle; it's what's inside that counts.

There are those superstars who refuse to give anything of themselves to the public except what they see on-screen. In movies and on records, it's easy to insulate one's self from the public; that's why I think I wouldn't care to be a television performer, particularly in the States, where TV stardom is so intimate.