We have to rise above bad fortune. We have to be in the good and enjoy the good, study and work and adventure and friendship and community and love.

Sometimes people walk into plays by accident - they don't even know what they're looking at; they just think to give it a chance. That can be the beginning of a long friendship.

As far as an actor-director connection, I think those can develop, and when they do, they're really great, and you just cultivate it like you would any relationship or friendship. If you find that something special, it helps down the line when you want to do more projects with each other.

To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time.

Friendship is the most important thing of all.

Richard Donner's friendship and guidance showed me that there's more to life than being an actor.

A passion for politics stems usually from an insatiable need, either for power, or for friendship and adulation, or a combination of both.

I loved my 17 years with R.E.M., but I'm ready to reflect, assess and move on to a different phase of my life. The four of us will continue our close friendship, and I look forward to hearing their future efforts as the world's biggest R.E.M. fan.

The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time.

No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship.

Love and esteem are the first principles of friendship; it is always imperfect if either of these two are wanting.

In the name of the United States and President Bush, I want to thank the Mexican people, President Fox and his government for their friendship.

Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets.

I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spiritual references I have smuggled into these three movements, the adherents of programme music - should there be any left - would go mad with joy.

I hope to continue my friendship with France and its filmmakers for many years to come.