"I'm not a leading man. I'm a character actor. That's what I want to be."

“Indeed, the distribution of wealth is too important an issue to be left to economists, sociologists, historians, and philosophers.”

Source : Thomas Piketty (2014). “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”, p.2, Harvard University Press

“The way to become rich is to make money, not to save it.”

Source : Kate Chopin (2016). “THE AWAKENING - A Solitary Soul (Feminist Classics Series): One Women's Story from the Turn-Of-The-Century American South”, p.69, e-artnow

“I have a hard time articulating the emotional experience of working on a film. Even when I have meetings on films or discussing them with directors, I find that's my biggest challenge. Different words mean different things to people.”

Source : Interview with Elvis Mitchell, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 31, 2013.

“Zazen practice is the direct expression of our true nature. Strictly speaking, for a human being, there is no other practice than this practice; there is no other way of life than this way of life.”

“The true definition of madness is repeating the same action, over and over, hoping for a different result.”

“It's a beautiful thing to be that committed to something that you get so much joy from, but it is like a sick addiction, because sometimes it's incredibly volatile, incredibly painful, and very frustrating. A man shouldn't be defined by his work, but I am.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.”

“Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim.”