My children didn't have my advantages; I was born into abject poverty.

Fame is as much about luck as it is about talent, perhaps more.

You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.

Virtue is not photogenic. What is it to be a nice guy? To be nothing, that's what. A big fat zero with a smile for everybody.

Obey the voice within - it commands us to give of ourselves and help others. As long as we have the capacity to give, we are alive

I was going to play in First Blood, but I suggested to changing it and I dropped out. I said to [Silvester] Stallone, 'You know, I almost stopped you from making millions of dollars,' because in my suggestion, I killed his character at the end of the picture .

Since my stroke, I have begun to see so many miracles all around me. I look out of the window in my room: verdant grass, silver-tipped oak leaves, tall palm trees gentle swaying as they reach to the sky, masses and masses of roses. All colors, so many shapes, exquisite fragrances.