Action Quotes

"Men become much more attractive when they start looking older. But it doesn't do much for women, though we do have an advantage: make-up."

"I do not regret one professional enemy I have made. Any actor who doesn't dare to make an enemy should get out of the business."

"What 'twas weak to do 'Tis weaker to lament, once being done."

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."

"As far I'm concerned, being an adult is way more fun than being a kid. But then I was a kid who wanted to be an adult. I'd watch shows like 'Bewitched' and see Darren come home and mix a martini and I'd go, 'That looks awesome! I want to do that!'"

"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."

"Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason."

"All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril."

"It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible."

"I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won't contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you. That's what gives the theater meaning: when it becomes a social act."

"Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch."

"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that."

"There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do."

"How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else."

"The end of the world is on people's minds. We have the power to destroy or save ourselves, but the question is what do you do with that responsibility."

"Rarely do pens go dry in restaurants."

"I don't do all that well in the writerly world. I'm happier being outside the flow."

"People respond in accordance to how you relate to them. If you approach them on the basis of violence, that's how they'll react. But if you say, 'We want peace, we want stability,' we can then do a lot of things that will contribute towards the progress of our society."

"I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days."

"It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do."