"An all encompassing uncertainty on the part of any person is either a sign of utter stupidity or extreme intelligence. Only the not so dumb, or the not so smart, are ever certain about anything."

“Poetry has, in a way, been my bridge to my acting career.”

Source : "Exclusive: Omari Hardwick Raw (Career Evolution, Transition, Testimony Of Faith In Hollywood, 'Kick-Ass 2,' More)". Interview with Masha Dowell, www.indiewire.com. August 27, 2012.

“A kiss from my mother made me a painter.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Compiled by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt and Kate Louise Roberts, 1922.

“If you've never felt that you quite got a hold of it, you just feel that before you die, you've got to try and get it right once. And hope that the experience you have makes up for the some of the diminishing energy.”

“Expose yourself as you are without trying to be someone else.”

“Secrecy is the foundation of politics.”

“Money is the sign of liberty. To curse money is to curse liberty- to curse life, which is nothing, if it be not free.”

“I was able to turn to classical music many people, and this is one of the nicest achievements I can have.”

“William James used to preach the "will-to-believe." For my part, I should wish to preach the "will-to-doubt." None of our beliefs are quite true; all at least have a penumbra of vagueness and error. What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.”