I have learned that the consequences of our past actions are always interesting; I have learned to view the present with a forward-looking eye.

Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England.

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.

Never confuse faith, or belief — of any kind — with something even remotely intellectual.

Keep passing the open windows.

Half my life is an act of revision.

You only grow by coming to the end of something and by beginning something else.

I have pretty thick skin, and I think if you're going to be in this business, if you're going to be an actor or a writer, you better have a thick skin.

It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.

If you don't feel that you are possibly on the edge of humiliating yourself, of losing control of the whole thing, then probably what you are doing isn't very vital.

. . .There are moments when time does stop. We must be alert enough to notice such moments . . .

Never underestimate the power of good but never ignore evil lurking in the hearts of men.Rose of Life

Most humans she knew were badly damaged individuals.

Shakespeare was a smart dude. He was the president of Rome.

Decisions can be like car accidents, sudden and full of consequences.

It amazes me that parents are allowed to raise kids. There's so much power and often very little accountability.

As any psychologist will tell you, the worst thing you can possibly do to a woman is to deprive her of a grievance.

All things have their place, knew wee how to place them.

I have a natural swagger.

I think Israel should be treated as an independent nation and not a puppet of our state.

I don't think you can teach someone how to come up with good characters or a story.