transformative encounters Quotes

Welcome all experiences. You never know which one is gong to turn everything on.

My mentor, [Ingmar] Bergman, when we worked on stage, he said you can't convince a thousand people at the big stage where we were working. You can't convince everybody, but just pick one every night that you perform for and make sure that he or she will have an experience that alters their life in a more positive way. So, just one every night. That's worth all the struggle and screaming.

I'm grateful for anything that reminds me of what's possible in this life. Books can do that. Films can do that. Music can do that. School can do that. It's so easy to allow one day to simply follow into the next, but every once in a while we encounter something that shows us that anything is possible, that dramatic change is possible, that something new can be made, that laughter can be shared.

If you keep your heart open you can meet people who change your life.

The most important experiences a man can have are those that take him to the very limit; that is the only way we learn, because it requires all our courage.

Each time anyone comes in contact with us, they must become different and better people because of having met us. We must radiate God's love.

People want to be bowled over by something special. Nine times out of ten you might strike out, but that tenth time, that peak experience, is what people want. That's what can move the world. That's art.