I was a guy back in the Eighties who was one movie away from a huge career, which at that time didn't happen. In the Nineties, I worked a lot, but it was kind of, 'Get out there and dig and find things.' Then I guess 'The Rookie' and 'Far From Heaven' were referred to as my comeback.
One of the fascinating things about researching Heaven and Hell is, of course, the fact that there are so few descriptions of Heaven, because most people can't really explain what it would be like beyond a couple of sentences, whereas Hell is quite often personal.
The trouble with kingdoms of heaven on earth is that they're liable to come to pass, and then their fraudulence is apparent for all to see. We need a kingdom of heaven in Heaven, if only because it can't be realized.
How gently rock yon poplars high Against the reach of primrose sky With heaven's pale candles stored.
If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven.
Some people think they should go to Heaven but not have to die to get there. Sorry, but that's simply not how it works.
Few nations have been so poor as to have but one god. Gods were made so easily, and the raw material cost so little, that generally the god market was fairly glutted and heaven crammed with these phantoms.
I thought you had to be humble to become a saint, but a priest told me it takes all kinds to make it to heaven.
To the proud, the applause of the world rings in their ears; to the humble, the applause of heaven warms their hearts.
It's OK to burn a Bible, that's OK. OK to burn a flag, OK, that's all right. But just, you know, for heaven's sake, don't say anything that might offend someone of the Islamic religion.