Tommy Lee Jones

You are going to grow up whether you want to or not. It requires no effort.

I haven't a clue if there is life on other planets but I'd be charmed if we found a unicellular organism on Mars. It would change our whole concept of life on Earth.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them.

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.