The day of parochialism in sports is over. The world is too small for what people like to call 'the good old days.' Fans want the best, wherever they come from.
Acting's the best job there is. Pretending to be someone you're not is good fun. It's also a non-ageist profession, and you get to work all over the world with people you admire.
There's this unbelievable bias and prejudice against quote-unquote good-looking people, that they can't be in pain or they can't have rough lives or be deep or interesting.
Some day people will ask me what is the key to my success...and I will simply say, "good Karma.
The global community has become irreversibly interdependent, with the constant movement of people, ideas, goods and resources.
I think it is very good when people suffer. To me that is like the kiss of Jesus.
A lot of people out there pay good lip service to the idea of personal freedom... right up to the point that someone tries to do something that they don't personally approve of.
Well, it gives, certainly to my father, who is the one that suffered the most in our family, and understanding of how the ideals of a country are only as good as the people who give it flesh and blood.
I have a really good family. I'm lucky to have people who support me and love me in my life.
In business, real jobs profitably produce goods and services that people value more highly than their alternatives. Subsidizing inefficient jobs is costly, wastes resources, and weakens our economy.
As we say at Year Up all the time, investing in our young people is not just a matter of economic justice. It's good business sense.
Also, when I started racing he knew a lot of people and it was more easy for me to find the first bike, so I have a good chance for sure.
Italy to me is like the mean mother. Whatever I do, it's never good enough. People say I'm the queen of Cannes, but in Italy I get turned down for work.
Any actor is happy to be involved with something that's challenging, controversial, and not easily palatable. Things that are too dumbed down or easy to swallow are uninteresting... It's good when people have such a polarizing response.
The most pressing ethical question is to make sure that everything you do from a scientific standpoint is done for the ultimate good and positive issue for the people that you're caring about.
I believe that, by and large, people are good and everybody you meet is more likely to surprise you in a positive way than in a negative way.
So I think it's fair to say it's even more of a challenge for some of these actors that are coming up, because there's such a pressure to look good, to be sexy and be palatable to people on whatever level.
I went to school and made good grades and went to college. So I was afforded an opportunity through my parents' hard work that most people don't have.
A lot of people think I grew up with just my brother and me, but mom was there even when she wasn't. We had a good household.
I think all documentaries leave out areas of people's lives. Which is good. There are areas that need not be explored.
Short naps are good. Given modern workplace demands, this is not possible for many people - but if you have the option, try napping for ten to twenty minutes in the afternoon, preferably lying down in a darkened room.
