I'd just much rather see an ugly person take the trash out than see somebody really pretty taking the trash out.

Well I went to New Orleans to cover the jazz festival for Trio, it's this new arts channel, it's really great.

Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later; he may be with his real girlfriend.

Sometimes losing a pet is more painful than losing a human because in the case of the pet, you were not pretending to love it.

I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.

I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.

I have always wanted a bunny and I'll always have a rabbit the rest of my life.

although it has been said that idle hands are the devil's workshop, when it comes to teenagers, both idle and active hands are the devil's workshop.

I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd get your supplies, and then you'd use your imagination.

Don't answer the door in a wedding dress and veil, he might not think you're joking.

You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character actors who come in like a breath of fresh air.

Race, let's remember, is a social invention and a cultural identification, not a biological reality.

The world is not fair, and often fools, cowards, liars and the selfish hide in high places. (p 57)

What kind of dining set defines me as a person?

I don't think comedians take advantage of the fact that television and film are visual mediums.

I'm not arrogant enough to look back on my career and criticize my choices. It's really not my place.

In order that a people may be free, it is necessary that the governed be sages, and those who govern, gods.

It is with men as with other things. The mullein needs only a year, but the oak a century, and the greatest men are those who have continued to grow as long as they have lived.

My love for you is immeasurable, my respect for you immense. You're ageless, timeless, lace and fineness, you're beauty and elegance.

Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.

I function as a channel from which music emerges from the chaos of noise.