The best Quotes from Ad Astra

I do what I do because of my dad. He was a hero. He gave his life for the pursuit of knowledge.

You instilled in me a strong work ethic. You should know I’ve chosen a career that you would approve of. I’ve dedicated my life to the exploration of space, and I thank you for that.

With sons and fathers, there's an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you.

I think Los Angeles is impossible. There's just too much media focus. You can't live a normal life.

Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life.

I would love to work in a Bollywood film as there is so much drama and colour in the films there.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

I want to photograph what I see and put it in a dramatic context. I'm an actor and a writer, and I want to tell these stories and present these shapes, colors and movements as I see them, as I see them serve a narrative. As I see that narrative serve an audience. That's what I want to do.

I felt like the luckiest kid in the world because God had put me on the ground in Texas. I actually felt sorry for those poor little kids that had to be born in Oklahoma or England or some place. I knew I was living in the best place in the world.

In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect.

The quality of one's emotional life changes over the years, doesn't it? But the basic instincts and desires, greed and hope, seem to remain constant. In the larger scope of things, there's a sense of fulfillment to living a creative life. So I guess that's what keeps me going.

Your cells age at half the rate of a normal human. When you're 40, you'll still have the leucocytes of a teenager.