Music, to me, is not math or science. It is a language.
There is nothing wrong with being well off as long as money has a social and ethical value and is not the object of one's own greed.
There are those. . . who enter the world in such poverty that they are deprived of both the means and the motivation to improve their lot. Unless these unfortunates can be touched with the spark which ignites the spirit of individual enterprise and determination, they will only sink back into renewed apathy, degradation and despair. It is for us, who are more fortunate, to provide that spark.
Tolerance, openness and understanding towards other peoples' cultures, social structures, values and faiths are now essential to the very survival of an interdependent world.
The right to hope is the most powerful human motivation I know.
Pluralism is no longer simply an asset or a prerequisite for progress and development, it is vital to our existence.
The search for justice and security, the struggle for equality of opportunity, the quest for tolerance and harmony, the pursuit of human dignity - these are moral imperatives which we must work towards and think about on a daily basis.
I am devoting some time to music. I'm finding a balance in my life right now so that when I'm not acting I'm really working on the music side of things. . . producing and writing and recording and also getting to do some live shows. It's a really exciting thing.
Making products we sell around the world, stamped with three proud words, 'Made in the USA!'
Although I am almost illiterate mathematically, I grasped very early in life that any one who can count to ten can count upward indefinitely if he is fool enough to do so.
You need to be careful not to over-reach and also assess the capacity you have to work with.