I collect swords, but I'm not really a swordsman.

I'm not saying the N word anymore.

Actions always speak louder than words, especially when they're peaceful actions.

My 22-minute film, which I called 'The Sword and the Flute', turned out to be a romantic film about India made by someone who had never been to India, but who already had very romantic feelings about everything Indian.

What I ended up doing was becoming an actor who didn't mind doing other people's words.

Have you ever heard someone tell a story but felt they are just mouthing the words without being emotionally connected? When you do this, you often create a more negative reaction than if you hadn't told a story at all. That's because others can see that you're just going through the motions.

A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories.

Seven Words' is a wanderer's tale, a well-worn subgenre in the tradition of farewell songs. The tune itself is trying to evoke the familiar act of leaving somebody in order to save them, or continue seeking.

If you asked my kids to describe me, they'd go through a whole list of words before even thinking about Parkinson's. And honestly, I don't think about it that much either. I talk about it because it's there, but it's not my totality.

Words, yes, formulating things, creating something from your heart, it is something very necessary, yes.

Ryan Giggs is an idol - I don't think there's any other words for him. What he achieved at Manchester United, and what he achieved in football, is unparalleled.

They are words you don't easily forget: I don't have good news.

One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.

The proper words in the proper places are the true definition of style.

If they give you good words to say, and you don't get in the way of them, you'll be OK.

I've never written a novel before, and part of the reason I haven't is I was worried about getting 50,000 words into a book and realizing I'd made a mistake on word three that would mean throwing everything out.

I began in an era where four-letter words were not allowed.

Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words.

The words 'give up,' 'raise the white flag' do not exist in my vocabulary.

You just gotta back up your words. Don't be scared from it, or don't shy from it.