Do you always try to upset the world as much as possible?" Clare asked.He gave her a surprised look. "Of course. Otherwise how does anything change?

We [artists] aren't people, not the way most people are. We're just...carriers. Little boats bringing goods from foreign lands.

Disease could wipe out an army quicker than any battle.

You can shuffle my deck any day!

Jesse Helms has never been an invincible man.

You don't become a Republican until you lose all your baby teeth and fall down a lot and get the croup and then become angry and bitter.

I want to be the greatest investigative reporter of my generation.

The soul languishing in obscurity contracts a kind of rust, or abandons itself to the chimera of presumption; for it is natural for it to acquire something, even when separated from any one.

At the moment, I'm toying with a new idea for a book, but fully engaged with writing screenplays, so the book idea - which needs empty space in my head - is barely formed yet.

I've learnt so much from every film and every director - a new perspective, a greater appreciation of the art.

For me, faith means that what is right will win out one day. It means that the universe is not aimless but moves by some positive design.

I need some Starbucks. What about you? (Cassandra) Always game for java. Give me ground-up beans or give me death. (Katra)