Art does not exist only to entertain -- but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for the truth.

I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

I was a personality before I became a person - I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.

You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.

The idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor, superstar, stupid star - they're misleading. It's a myth.

Oh God, don't envy me, I have my own pains.

When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn't be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.

Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.

Doubt can motivate you, so don't be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.

The person you fall in love with only holds a mirror for you to see the pieces of yourself that you have lost, given away, or were taken away from you in the process of life.

Wait for that wisest of all counselores, Time.

Saying of the ProphetInk and BloodThe ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.

Nobody is masterless, even ronin enslaved by his sword.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen.

I'm dying, but so are you

I think that's what a partnership is - you take the positives from both people and incorporate them.

The first question I ask myself when something doesn't seem to be beautiful is why do I think it's not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason.

I'm praying for healing for our nation. For retaliation that yields constructive results. Peaceful protests. We need each other.