I wanted so badly to be in a famous band, and it was not happening. I played drums with different bands and with the Blue Man Group in Chicago, but I definitely felt like, 'Wow, I did not picture my life being like this.'
Even though I pretty much made my own decisions early on, when I was younger I tended to overbook my life.
I'm from a big family - I'm the youngest of seven - and my wife is one of four. So we always wanted a lot of kids. It's what we're used to, and for us it's what life is all about.
Once I understood Bach's music, I wanted to be a concert pianist. Bach made me dedicate my life to music, and it was that teacher who introduced me to his world.
You don't think anyone who lives an ordinary life has plenty of trouble and torment to write about?
When I'm not acting, I try to be normal, play golf, play hockey. It's funny because you're in this little bubble when you're working - you don't read books, you don't really keep up with the news, you're just living that life.
Every action of your life touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
I didn't go into journalism thinking it would solidify my identity. I did it because I needed to make a living, and I was proficient in writing. But in becoming a journalist, I learned about other people who felt like they were on the edges of American mainstream life.
Celebrity damages private life.
I have no private life, as I am constantly under police surveillance.
I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it's an amazingly versatile material and can be used in so many different ways from chic to rustic.
I've been trying to keep the private life private. Not being savvy or trained on how to do good interviews like a politician, I thought it was wiser to follow my mother's advice: If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything at all.
I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.
'Red Band Society' is inspiring, funny, and an uplifting story that makes you want to make the most of your life, love and live to the fullest, and that's a great message.
High bankruptcy rates, increased credit card debt, and identity theft make it imperative that all of us take an active role in providing financial and economic education during all stages of one's life.
There's a point when your tape of life runs off the reel and there's this stillness of your own - I got to know myself.
Life is a matter of really tough choices.
I enjoy my life.
I've lived my life the way I wanted to, whether scaling the mountains, partying long into the night or having fun playing soccer.
Life is a game and true love is a trophy.
If I can't be daring in my work or the way I live my life, then I don't really see the point of being on this planet.
I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
In Egypt, where my research is focused, I have seen plenty of trouble in and out of the citadel. There are legions of young men who can't afford to get married, because marriage has become a very expensive proposition. They are expected to bear the burden of costs in married life, but they can't find jobs.
If you want to live your life through to the end, you have to live dangerously.
I never met anybody in my life who says, I want to be a critic. People want to be a fireman, poet, novelist.
If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.
My birthmark essentially looks like I have a black eye. It isn't that bad, so you can imagine if it has been this big a part of my life, think of what it must be like for children with more serious birthmarks that cover half their face.
All my life people have been waiting around to watch me die.
I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.
We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.
I don't know what that Method is. Acting is life, to me, and should be.
There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life... I think I must have been crying for some attention.
I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life.
The fans have been really incredible everywhere we've been. You want to make sure you put on the best concert of your life to show them how appreciative you are.
My mother has been the greatest influence on my life, morally. When I get right down to it, my mother and father are two people I can count on no matter what.