Food keeps us alive, as we all know. Nourishment allows us to grow and be healthy. But good cooking takes us beyond survival and into the realms of culture and pleasure.

Consciousness is a magic of our brain and an illusion of our mind.

Every time that I'm challenged with a film I think that I haven't learned anything, that every film is different and that every thing that I have learned is useless in this new adventure.

We've said to the Iranians all along . . . we still remain open to diplomacy. But it's been very clear that the Iranians don't want to engage with us.

I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient.

There's a reason why in New York Harbor we have the Statue of Liberty, not the Statue of Equality.

Winners bring reality up to their vision. Losers bring their vision down to reality.

Relationships or not, I believe that people don't need to know about my life beyond a certain point.

My best friend is disabled. There's nothing he hates more than being left out of the jokes, to be treated with kid gloves. That's the insult.

I am not obsessive about anything except my health.

My alter ego does not look in too great a mood today.