I definitely try to mix humour into anything I do, even if it is into a drama.

Life is very nice in Hawaii. I rent a place that has its own cottage so when my friends and family come to visit, they have somewhere nice to stay.

Mixing humour and harsh reality is a very human behaviour, it's the way people stay sane in their daily lives.

Thing is, just the title alone will get some people interested: everyone has heard of Alcatraz, and they know that really bad people were there. Bad people are intriguing.

I'm perfectly happy doing nothing. I'll hang around the house and take the dog to the park.

You can get fired from any job at any time.

People don't really want to know what happens. They ask you for just a second, but then they don't want to know.

I just enjoy the ride while I have it.

I have gotten used to working in the dark and I dig it.

That's always a cool thing to be the voice of what the eyes are seeing. It gives you the role of the Greek chorus and that's always fun to do.

There's no such thing as having something to fall back on in life, there's passion, talent, skills, compassion and purpose. Choice is a prerequisite

Go that way, past the viaduct, and the wops will jump you, or chase you into Jew town...Polacks would stomp on you...Micks will shower you with Irish confetti from the brickyards.

With color one obtains an energy that seems to stem from witchcraft.

Absurdly improbable things are quite as liable to happen in real life as in weak literature.

I think it can be fun to write about relationships just because so many people can relate to what you are feeling.

I think all chefs who pursue great flavor have good ethics.

What is so striking about Liberia is that in a place where there is so much to be done, I have never seen so many people with nothing to do.

The strongest thing you can cultivate as an entrepreneur is to not rely on luck but cultivating an ability to recognize fortunate situations when they are occurring.

Man is lonely mainly because he has been disconnected from the Divine presence.

Peace to each manly soul that sleepeth; Rest to each faithful eye that weepeth.