Laurence Fishburne Quotes

What happens is, when I perform, I'm somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am. I forget my troubles, my worries.

To go in the water and stare at a shrimp for three minutes and not think about anything else in the world, it's just euphoric.

Be. Here. NOW. Don't forget to breathe. When all else fails, grab a clown nose.

Savasana is the easiest and most important yoga move because it's so simple. Lying there is meditative.

I do a lot of yoga and meditation. It calms my nerves and helps me channelise my energy.

I'm a walker. I enjoy walking, which I think psychologically expresses my feelings of wanting liberation without exerting myself too much.

When I cook, my brain stops completely.

The best way to meditate is through meditation itself.

I find music distracting - it takes me out of my head. What I love so much about skiing is the peacefulness.

Yoga changed my life. I go between 4 and 6 times a week. It's incredibly grounding and an intense level of focus.

PlayStation 3 is another form of meditation. Come on, when you're on set, all day? That's what I do in my trailer, I just play PlayStation 3.

Maybe it's like becoming one with the cigar. You lose yourself in it; everything fades away: your worries, your problems, your thoughts. They fade into the smoke, and the cigar and you are at peace.

I meditate. Meditation helps me.

It's not so much about killing an animal, it's being at peace and you don't have to worry about all the other things that go on. That's a couple of hours a week that you get to escape but it's nice to do that.

Stillness as a technique is still really captivating to me.

Dancing allows me to go away and not have to think of what I'm doing next.

I prefer to be in tune with my surroundings and to be aware of things. I like listening to my foot strike and my breathing. It can be quite soothing.

I try to meditate.

There's something to be said about living in the present moment. In cooking, you're allowing your mind to just focus on the task at hand, and you're able to escape and put your mind at rest. That's why it becomes meditative.

The very pointlessness of a sea walk is it's attractiveness to me.

The yoga pose helps me to calm down and focus when I need to.

I enjoy an easy jog. In the mountains, or the forest with my own thoughts, I can escape from the world for a bit.

Cooking is one of the most zen things - you have to be there.

I try to take each moment at a time.

When I'm on the court, I feel all problems go away.