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You get older, and people start passing away. And so if you're lucky - my mom died very young, for instance, and I have friends who died very young - but the point being that, I think if you're awake, you know you're going to pass on. And that the real treasure in life is the long term - relationships that you really value. ”

The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact. ”

I grew up in the South Pacific. Basically, my brothers were Guamanian. I spoke words of Guamanian long before I spoke words of English, and so I've seen a lot. You know, I've traveled in places where people don't have the benefits of American life. And so I've seen a lot of stuff. ”

The irony is that the more specific you are in the portrayal of character, the more like other people you are. In the same way, the more you think about how alone you are in this life, you realise how much a brother and sister everyone else is. ”

The funnel of deep feeling and profound satisfaction in life comes from the capacity to feel. ”

We'd like to prearrange our life on all levels. We'd prefer it to be scripted. But it's not. ”

It was the moment I learned acting is not acting out. After that light went on, I spent the rest of my life trying to figure out how to make other people realize it. ”

I am so thrilled by the privilege of life, and yet at the same time I know that I have to let it go. ”

I had great qualms about playing a man who was living. I've never met Walt McCandless, and I never will. ”

When you are a kid, you are beset by fears, and you think, 'I'll solve the fear by living forever and becoming a movie star.' ”