"The only kind of coercion I recommend is mutual coercion, mutually agreed upon by the majority of the people affected."

“I've argued this with a lot of people in my life. When people say God blessed me with a beautiful jump shot, it really pisses me off. I tell those people, 'Don't undermine the work I've put in every day.' Not some days. Every day. Ask anyone who has been on a team with me who shoots the most. Go back to Seattle and Milwaukee and ask them. The answer is me -- not because it's a competition, but because that's how I prepare.”

“It's a moment that I'm after, a fleeting moment, but not a frozen moment.”

Source : Andrew Wyeth, Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) (1980). “Andrew Wyeth”

“I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine.”

“The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool.”

Source : William Least Heat-Moon (2012). “Blue Highways: A Journey into America”, p.233, Hachette UK

“But the ultimate lesson is just sit down and write. That's all.”

“When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!”

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

“Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.”

“I tend to wake up in the middle of the night with ideas crying to be documented.”