"What we always want to say [in X-men] is, "It's OK to be yourself, and actually it's a gift to be yourself. Whatever it is that you have, that may be your gift." I think that's what we always want to say, and spread it out, so have tolerance for other people who are different also."

“If you aren't following your bliss, there is a discrepancy in your psychology that needs to be healed, it needs to be mended.”

“I was trying to be appreciative for the education I had, for the sacrifices my parents made. I was very interested in perfect attendance, OK, and straight A's and, you know, dean's list, because those I think were worthwhile, you know, endeavors. And it was important to spend my time in that way and become well-rounded.”

Source : "Who's responsible for the fall of Ramadi: Iraq or the US?". "The Five" with Dana Perino, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Juan Williams, Eric Bolling, and Greg Gutfeld, www.foxnews.com. May 19, 2015.

“People are never so near playing the fool as when they think themselves wise.”

Source : Mary Wortley Montagu, James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie Wharncliffe (1837). “The Letters and Works: In Three Volumes”, p.111

“No wise man ever wished to be younger.”

“I feel it's so hard for young actors; It's a different world that they're coming up in; there's so much money to be made off of their personal lives, and people are bound and determined to make that money.”

“In the light of trust, as it develops slowly over time, you will find that you are a privileged child of the universe, entirely safe, entirely supported, entirely loved.”

“I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.”

“In Congress, while the House's proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and disability pay. Be clear: we can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense.”