Alec Guinness

"One should always try one's best."

"I believe in the importance of family."

"The world needs more peace."

"I think it's important to follow your heart."

"Life is what you make it."

"I have always valued integrity."

"One should never lose hope."

"I think the best things come to those who wait."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"I believe in killing the tiger in the heart before it kills you in the wild."

"You can't direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails."

"In my experience, there is only one motivation, and that is desire. No reasons or principles contain it or stand against it."

"The journey not the arrival matters."

"Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container."

"I'm not a martyr, I'm an actor."

"All the time one's completely fascinated by the difference between real people and characters. You wouldn't know how much you can distance yourself from yourself unless you came up an actor and had to backstep all the time into an audience's point of view."

"The responsibility of leadership is to create more leaders."

"Fear is the path to the dark side."

"A man should be capable of changing completely. Otherwise what's the point of living?"

"Never become so invested in your own story that you forget to live it."

"The past can't hurt you anymore, only your memories of it can."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Character is destiny."

"I didn't want to be an actor, but circumstances dictated otherwise."

"True friendship multiplies joy and divides grief."

"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to maintain a good attitude while waiting."

"The most powerful words in the universe are 'tell me a story.'"

"Acting is a kind of madness and I absolutely loved it."

"To live well is to live honestly."

"Belief is a beautiful armor but makes for the heaviest sword."