His attitude, since he had begun to feel towards a character, was that I owed him something, simply because I seemed willing to help.

I was astonished at the pleasure to be derived from doing good.

In my attempt to be helpful, I found myself defending my suggestion.

The fact is, as actors, everything we do, bad or good, is a contribution. To me, it is a positive thing to give people as wide a range of human behavior with some sense of understanding of that behavior or some clue to it. It may be a very small thing in terms of the problems that exist in the world, but it is a thing, and it's something I can do, and like to do—am thrilled to do actually.

I besought Him to give me some work for Him, as an outlet for love and gratitude; some self-denying service, no matter what it might be, however trying or however trivial

I've done a good deed. I gave that little twit his soul back. Wasn't that generous?

I'd like to think when life is done
That I had filled a needed post,
That here and there I'd paid my fare
With more than idle talk and boast;
That I had taken gifts divine,
The breath of life and manhood fine,
And tried to use them now and then
In service for my fellow men.

I thought it was time for me to do something to contribute to the revolution.

I think I look back with great satisfaction that I spent my time in a worthwhile way. It was hard, it was very busy, but I’m glad that I was able to play my part in the struggle for independence.

You feel like you’ve left your footprint and that you’ve made some difference in people’s lives, being helpful. … Sometimes you just have to believe that you can do it.

To the best of my ability I tried to do some good, tried to make people's lives better in whatever way I could? Without sounding sanctimonious about it. Perhaps just that I tried not to do any harm.

The hope that somewhere, somehow, someone may have benefitted from my ideas makes me feel I have made my little contribution to humanity. In addition to that, the national and international recognition is simply great.

...for me, doing means contributing, doing for others.

When I saw something that needed doing, I did it.