I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create.
I suppose that since most of our hurts come through relationships, so will our healing.
A man doesn't need to be flawless to be a perfect father, but the commitment to his family is a precious responsibility.
The journey is the destination. The process you're in is the goal. Success is never defined by the outcome but by the process.
Can't go on singing the same theme, 'cause baby, can't you see, we've got everything going on? Every time you go away, you take a piece of me with you.
I was a dreamer. When I was on stage I didn't have to think about whether I could pay the rent. I was just having a great time.
Money came my way but wasn't really in the plan, so I didn't know how to deal with it.
The reason I like incorporating the Yakuza into my movies - all their actions, everything they do, you can say 'It's ok because he's a Yakuza'. Changes happen very quickly in their world. If you were trying to make a movie about politicians, it would takes years and years for something to change; whereas for Yakuzas, it could only take one night and things can change dramatically.
After 50 years of television, there's no other conclusion the aliens could draw, but that most humans are neurotic, death-hungry, dysfunctional idiots.
Whenever ego suffers from fear of death & your practice turns to seeing impermanence, ego settles down.
I'm a storyteller; I write what I want to read.