"I had thirty weeks of prep on 'Captain America.' I have a small team of qualified, supportive, creative producers who are actually helping me achieve my vision of the film. I had a dream cast headed by Chris Evans. I had the best designers, artists, sculptors, craftspeople."

“Creativity is our birthright. It is an integral part of being human, as basic as walking, talking and thinking.”

Source : John Daido Loori (2007). “The Zen of Creativity: Cultivating Your Artistic Life”, p.1, Ballantine Books

“Pine nuts pound for pound are more expensive than most varieties of smoked salmon. There I said it.”

“Blindness enhanced my spiritual life.”

“Grace is goodness and respect given freely and unconditionally. A sense of divine love and protection bestowed on us when we need strength and renewal. Grace helps us know we are not alone and believe we are cared for and cherished. Grace is a drink of clear, clean water in the desert.”

“Even when life appears to be going in circles the view is always changing if you are paying attention.”

“I think life is instinct, and I just really go by that. That's one of the things I've learned - to always trust my instinct and it's always served me well.”

“All this talk of using tax policy to 'assess social costs'...what a dumb idea. The only way to stop polluters is to put them against walls and shoot them.”

“You can be the outcast or be the backlash of somebody's lack of love. Or you can start speaking up.”

Source : Song: Brave, Album: The Blessed Unrest, 2013