I've had no ­contact with my daughter for years. That's her choice. Anyway, you move on. If people don't want to bother with me, fine. You know, God bless them, and move on.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.

We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by thinking about everything. Think. Think. Think. You can never trust the human mind anyway. It's a death trap.

Life's too short to deal with other people's insecurities.

No expectations. Ask nothing, expect nothing and accept everything, and life is very well.

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti.

I don't believe in nepotism. I don't much like the idea of parents who interfere.

Relish everything that's inside of you, the imperfections, the darkness, the richness and light and everything. And that makes for a full life.

The whole point of courage, to overcome your fear. That's the interesting thing, when courage bleeds through the fear.

I always liked to take the plunge, you know, I'd jump in at the deep end and hope that I'd find land somehow, or hope I'd float or survive. That's more or less the way I've gone through my life.

You're not more than one generation from poor white trash, are you, Agent Starling?

You can't stop me from liking you. It's just a thing. Like the sun rising and the tides coming in.

Play the game of life, without any fear.

How many nights are we here?" Cassie asked. "Six? So we need what, 20 bottles?

I'm always looking for things I imagine must exist, but don't - this is usually the impetus to create that thing myself.

You buy a new iPhone, a few months later, another new iPhone comes out, and you get online to buy another one. You can't get enough. You are addicted to Apple.

My favourite place to eat is my grandma's kitchen. She makes a mean crab cake.

But my brother Joey was there, and my sister Tina Nina Minnelli was there.

Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; as true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon.

The only book worth writing is the book that threatens to kill you.

The world belongs to those who think and act with it, who keep a finger on its pulse.