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" I want to be able to work on a project that will give people around the world the chance to represent their own people, their own culture, their own stories, rather than just Hollywood - really, you know, dominated Hollywood. And that's a dream of mine. "

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" Aikido is not merely about fighting and the development of the physical self but the perfection of the spiritual man at the same time. It has very harmonious movements, very beautiful to watch and beautiful for your body to feel. "

Steven Seagal

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Self

Spiritual

" I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to. "

" Most of us have unhealthy thoughts and emotions that have either developed as a result of trauma or hardships in their childhood, or the way they were raised. "

" For me, if God blessed me with that one great hit, I'm satisfied. But I've still got a lot in me, and I'd still like to get out there and tell a lot more stories cinematically. And God willing, I'll get the chance to do that. "

" My CIA godfather told me he'd never heard any American speak Japanese so well. "

Steven Seagal

American

Heard

" You can say that I lived in Asia for a long time and in Japan I became close to several CIA agents. And you could say that I became an adviser to several CIA agents in the field and, through my friends in the CIA, met many powerful people and did special works and special favors. "

" Everybody certainly has the right to defend themselves. That's not to say that they should defy common sense by avoiding or diffusing confrontation. And that's very, very important. "

" It is a lot harder now to be a police officer than what it used to be. "

" My people are my people. They love me and I love them. I would not be here without them. "

" I have made a lot of mistakes. "

" I think we're living in a world where society is very difficult. "

" The secret is not to act, but to be. "

Steven Seagal

Secret

Act

" I was born in Detroit, in an all black neighborhood. "

" I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals. "

" All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you go to the studio, and they kind of tell you which ones they want you to do. "

" I love music. I love filmmaking. I love law enforcement. I love doing a lot of the green work that I do, the charity work that I do, and I don't think that any one person has to be just one thing. "

" For a while, I had this uncontrollable urge - this addiction to danger. Now I look back and I think, 'Gee, what an idiot. I was risking my life just for the sensation of it.' "

" As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger. "

" I was born with a serious spiritual consciousness and for many years studied different paths. "

" My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind. "

" I would only ever be involved in a reality show that was about real life and had lots of action. "

" Most of the kids that I meet in the street are serious hardened criminals that I meet in the street, never had a mother and a father to love them, to protect them, to teach them right from wrong and lead them out of crime and gangs and stuff like that. "

" I'm a hip-hop fan. "

Steven Seagal

Fan

Hip-Hop

" I love Russia. Some people love Africa, some people love Mexico, some people love purple, the color purple. I love Russia, and I'm not scared to say it. "

" There was a time when I thought I was doing a good thing with good guys for a good cause. Looking back, I think I really wanted to be a warrior. "

" In general, we as police officers - at least the good police officers - like to look at each situation case by case and always pay close attention to the spirit of the law rather than the letter of the law. "

" I have no fear of death. More important, I don't fear life. "

" I've been a police officer for over 20 years, and I've investigated murders and all kinds of different crimes. "

" Criminals usually prey on weakness. They can smell it. "

" I was a very religious kid. I was raised as an Episcopalian. "