And my mother, whose radius of travel was short, tied the letters with ribbon and kept them in her desk, When you get the chance, she said to me, "go.

There are reasons we congregate in these hot spots- to worship beauty and to feel its effects light up the electrolytes in the bloodstream.

When the truffles arrived the paintings leaned off the wall toward them.

Theres a bunch of Elvis Costello records that made all the difference between feeling like a total freak and feeling like ... only a freak. A freak among other freaks

I think having nature be a part of people's lives helps all of us see ourselves as part of something larger.

I think my best memories are when I go home to California and I get play beach volleyball with my friends from home.

I look at the film as an opportunity to see some bountifully creative minds do something that I could not do - tell the story with images. I can't wait to see what they do.

If one can't be happy, one must be amused.

My peers accept me and respect me, and that's enough.

The youth of America is their oldest tradition. It has been going on now for three hundred years.

Theres a kind of dream that movies sell to people: You can start as the lowliest person and rise to the top. Hit Me doesnt sell this fantasy.