The life you had is nothing. It is the life you have that is important.

If you get trapped in the idea that what is most important is what image of yourself you're giving to the world, you're on a dangerous path.

If you want to live your life through to the end, you have to live dangerously.

Life is an accomplishment and each moment has a meaning and you must use it.

The cliche is that life is a mountain. You go up, reach the top and then go down.

To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past.