We wanted to make sure that the film covered the main issues of his life. Musicianship, appearance.
I was told to avoid the business all together because of the rejection. People would say to me, 'Don't you want to have a normal job and a normal family?' I guess that would be good advice for some people, but I wanted to act.
I think earlier russia often lost the race with western media, we simply want to show that truth has another side too.
I'm not like a performer type.
I got four sisters. They're all very fierce.
Some of the great John Wayne hero things that have ever happened in football happened because people play hurt.
The way of a superior man is threefold: virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; bold, he is free from fear.
I feel naked without jewelry. If I'm having a bad hair day, I pick something from my huge collection of hats.
I can never tell a joke, I've always found it easier to just fall over.
I played every sport in high school for one year. If I couldn't be great at it, I quit. I would rather not do it than be average.
I have thousands and thousands of hats. Some are the most outrageous hats in the world. They are my disguise. I hide beneath them.
To me, body and mind are different aspects of specific biological processes.
I had studied at the NYU School of the Arts under Lloyd Richards, who also worked with the Negro Ensemble Company.
Equality implies individuality.
I'm a competitor in anything I do, especially boxing.
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A little of what you fancy does you good.
A man is known by his friends.
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.
A new broom sweeps clean.
A nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A picture paints a thousand words.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
A poor workman always blames his tools.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
A swarm in may is worth a load of hay; a swarm in june is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in july is not worth a fly.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
