"We do need to plan ahead, don't we, in life? I have spare tire on my car. I also have life insurance. I have a lot of things that I plan ahead for."

“The difference between technology and slavery is that slaves are fully aware that they are not free”

Source : Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.40, Random House

“Every journey starts with fear.”

Source : Details magazine Interview, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 2012.

“I believe my woman shouldn't work outside the home.”

“The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.”

“Being on a movie set is wonderful experience, but it's a bubble - it isn't real life.”

“Creation, to me, is to try to orchestrate the universe to understand what surrounds us. Even if, to accomplish that, we use all sorts of strategems which in the end prove completely incapable of staving off chaos.”

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

“I don't think Mercedes-Benz says anything about me, really. I was in a situation where I was able to get a really nice car, and I'm proud to have it.”

Source : "The fruit of Lauren Lee Smith's labour". Interview with Petrina Gentile, www.theglobeandmail.com. April 13, 2011.

“The profit motive, when it is the sole basis of an economic system, encourages a cutthroat competition and selfish ambition that inspires men to be more concerned about making a living than making a life.”