I suppose a child's first obligation is to become a stranger to his parents.

Writing is the perfect balance between self-confidence and self-doubt, with a bit of self-delusion thrown in.

A mother never fully delivers.

An unforgettable tale of love, lust, faith, betrayal, and redemption. A powerful, mesmerizing suspense novel-a tour de force!

Whoever invented men had definitely not ironed out all the kinks.

Behind the lens, I found refuge and freedom, distance and connection, an intoxicating way to tame the huge, chaotic world.

My sister and I may have been crafted of the same genetic clay, baked in the same uterine kiln, but we were disparate species, doomed never to love each other except blindly.

Love is the soul food!

Every precious thing that you want out of life starts from believing that you possess an unstoppable drive to continuously strive and thrive.

First times are always sacred. May we never run out of "firsts

Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history.

The key is always the actual art itself, the actual music. There are all these myths out here that like, if you do this little trick, if you use this little strategy, it'll do it for you.

When I was doing 'The Sopranos,' I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it.

There is no failure except failure to serve one's purpose.

Love makes the world go 'round but I'm pretty sure money has to do with it, too.

Writers are always envious, mean-minded, filled with rage and envyat other's good fortune. There is nothing like the failure of a close friend to cheer us up.

But I've always tried to make the best of fear, then, because without fears there's no art.