The basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything as a challenge while an ordinary man takes everything as a blessing or a curse.
The hardest times for me were not when people challenged what I said, but when I felt my voice was not heard.
I mean, I do believe that when you walk on the stage, or onto the screen, that's your character - not you. So it's an interesting challenge, an interesting line to walk.
And I think it's a real challenge to be up there sometimes with only a keyboard if they don't have a grand piano... and to try to win people over that way. It's really hard.
As for what's the most challenging aspect of teaching, it's convincing younger writers of the importance of reading widely and passionately.
Each of my career decisions has been very much about doing what I wanted to achieve in the role and then finding another challenge.
Pastoral ministry is a sacrificial call with unique challenges. We are called to take the Gospel to those with hard hearts and blind eyes.
Having started and owned two small businesses, I know what a challenge it is to keep up with the rising costs of your employees' healthcare premiums.
People said that 'Fight Club' would be impossible to turn into a movie, but I think David Fincher loved that challenge.
If I see something that's extremely challenging, I'm like, 'That seems really hard. Let's try it.' It's just my personality.
I only became an actor to get your attention, to challenge the archetype of an African American male; I can't be anything else in this lifetime than an African American man.
There's no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there'd be no challenge. Also, you'd feel inferior.
Obviously with the Internet and increased access to other means of watching shows, the audience has dispersed and is all over the place and that is a challenge.
The Internet provides very serious challenges to our ability to keep from children the kinds of things that are destructive to them.
I think that dying is the easy part of life; for in waking each day and living in every moment, therein lies the challenge
I prefer drama; I think character-driven drama is my favorite kind of stuff to go watch, and I like being challenged by that kind of stuff in that way.
The real challenge is if you don't look super sexy, like a Brad Pitt, you're going to have to try harder. You're going to have to make up for it in other ways.
There are plenty of brilliant people who are too stressed out to read challenging literary novels.
I want to do films that challenge me. I want to do what the actors I look up to are doing - the Gary Oldmans and Daniel Day-Lewises.
Greater public recognition will also be critical in encouraging prevention and early intervention, and more generally in building public support to meet the challenges of dementia.
There is never a time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment, the time is always now.
