Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

As a young man, even if I was going to see a play or a film by myself, I didn't feel like I was alone. There was something that was unfolding up there that brought me into it. And I recognised that. For those two hours, it made me feel like I belonged to something really good. ”

It's just as hard... staying happily married as it is doing movies. ”

The most accurate representation of how I feel is that I'm incredibly lucky to be working in this structure where people get paid millions to read the news on TV. And, yes, it is insane. And there is nothing I can say beyond acknowledging my immense good fortune, and being aware that I'm blessed, and aware that it isn't going to last forever. ”

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a while. ”

Forrest Gump' was great, it was fabulous. It lasted much longer than anybody thought, and brought me a degree of attention that no human being on the face of the planet deserves. ”

The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and there are more people essentially our age than anybody else. We could crush these new generations if we decided too. ”

If you don't get famous when you're a kid, it makes the transition to adult actor easier. ”

There is something romantic about the world being a diverse place, where every place has a Starbucks and Denny's. ”

I don't really consider myself an actor, and I don't know if I'm a comedian. ”

I was happy to be turning 40. It was a good one. ”