Action Quotes

"Commas in The New Yorker fall with the precision of knives in a circus act, outlining the victim."

"Part of being a winner is knowing when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away, and move on to something that's more productive."

"Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."

"Success comes when people act together; failure tends to happen alone."

"You can't really copy what I do because I don't do anything."

"I don't think global warming is to do with us, I think it's a natural circle. I don't think a few Ferraris make that much difference."

"I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it."

"The first half of the 20th century belongs to Picasso, and the second half is about photography. They said digital would kill photography because everyone can do it, but they said that about the box brownie in 1885 when it came out. It makes photography interesting because everyone thinks they can take a picture."

"Also, I need deadlines, just like everybody else, especially coming from magazines, newspapers, and stuff like that. I need daily or weekly deadlines to get stuff done, or I continue to do things and not go off on a year of unproductivity."

"The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore."

"I've been very lucky enough to do all kinds of movies. All the movies that I've done have been very different, and all the characters I've done have been very different. I feel very lucky to have been able to do the movies that I've done."

"I have always wanted to act ever since I was a little girl. I would put a blanket under my shirt and pretend that I was pregnant. Then, I would go through childbirth."

"I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend."

"When one takes action for others, one's own suffering is transformed into the energy that can keep one moving forward; a light of hope illuminating a new tomorrow for oneself and others is kindled."

"The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have."

"I used to psych myself up before the show and now I do the complete opposite: I psych myself down. It's 12:30 at night, you don't want some guy yelling at you. You want some guy just talking to you."

"I have to do a show which is of interest to me, or else I'm lost."

"I'm not aware of having a creepy laugh, but apparently I do."

"I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject."

"The best that we can do is to be kindly and helpful toward our friends and fellow passengers who are clinging to the same speck of dirt while we are drifting side by side to our common doom."