I had chosen to use my work as a reflection of my values.

I was a gift to my mother. She was a remarkable person. God or nature, or whatever those forces are, smiled on her, then passed me the best of her.

When you walk with someone, something unspoken happens. Either you match their pace or they match yours.

I am not a hugely religious person, but I believe that there is a oneness with everything. And because there is this oneness, it is possible that my mother is the principal reason for my life.

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.

I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.

I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.