The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles or control?

I get very nervous whenever I think about it. I've never done a serious play and I have such awe of the woman - she's really my only idol. It's going to be a big stretch - certain people come out on stage and your face muscles automatically tense and you get ready to smile.

'Metals' has partly been about me regaining my self respect and I feel like I'm growing the muscles I want to grow again.

I found enormous opposition to my religion. It's like if you want to strengthen your biceps you lift heavy weight as heavy as you can handle and work your muscles against resistance until it grows strong. I had to do that with my religion.

There's no particular relationship between spending and educational results. Most education spending is actually on salaries and that's allocated according to political muscle.

I think poetry has lost an awful lot of its muscle because nobody knows any. Nobody has to memorize poetry.

Patience can't be acquired overnight. It is just like building up a muscle. Every day you need to work on it.

I look at American movies the big muscles and try to apply that to Chinese film-making.

I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles but today it means getting along with people.

Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.