After being turned down by numerous publishers, he decided to write for posterity.

One man's Poison Ivy is another Fellow's Spinach.

To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.

Anybody can win - unless there happens to be a second entry.

As the twig is bent the tree is inclined.

Scatter seeds of kindness.

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Home when it comes to Wearing what you like.

Where ignorance is not bliss, get wise!

Life is a series of relapses and recoveries.

Nothing is improbable until it moves into the past tense.

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

It feels like you're being invited into a kind of community [working with the Coen brothers].

I was thrust into a really lofty, enviable, but isolated position with 'Princess Diaries' in that I could carry a film before I really knew if I could act.

Well the book of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, the law of the jungle and the sea are your only teachers.

When I paint I am ageless, I just have the pleasure or the difficulty of painting.

There is the flash in the pan, the sudden success. But continued success is dependent upon tremendous attention to detail.

Sarcasm was a weapon for children.

Do I rue a life wasted doing crosswords? Yes, but I do know the three-letter-word for regret.

Most of the real bad guys in the world are people like you and me; they're not stupid, and you can't smell their horns.

One thing I'm interested in is what shapes us: the people? The place where we live? It's both of those and more. That's what I keep coming back to.

I know most people always thank people for believing in them - I actually want to thank people that didn't believe in me.