"I have mentally overcome situations most of you would be terrified to ever attempt: heights, fire, needles, spiders, snakes, angry monkeys, being shot, being hit by a car, going blind - you name it, I have been in a situation where I have had to mentally overcome my inherent fears to do my job."

"I think that the problem is that people fear so many things and they don't live life to its fullest. And for me as an artist, if God should want me to come this Wednesday to the end of my life, so be it."

"The magic kit we developed with Idea Village is an extraordinary success in 40,000 stores across America. The TV commercial we shot for it has produced amazing results - unbelievable."

"I had an amazing childhood, lots of love. But my dad worked his tail off, getting up at 4 in the morning and going off at 5, 6 o'clock, yet he always had time to spend with his kids and his wife."

"I don't envy or much respect people who are completely politicised."

"I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like."

"Humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect. Remember this in moments of decisive trial — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"I think my books talk about kids learning to like and respect themselves and each other. You can't write a message book you just tell the best story you know how to tell."