I was born in Turkey in an extremely oppressive climate at the time of pogroms, massacres, really. An immigrant appreciates the freedom more.

I was not a collective person or a bohemian; I was an elitist.

The world was like a huge red carpet out ahead of me to be walked on. And it stretched on and on, no end.

What's called a difficult decision is a difficult decision because either way you go there are penalties.

The real challenge is not simply to survive. Hell, anyone can do that. It’s to survive as yourself, undiminished.

Look for the contradictions in every character, especially in your heroes and villains. No one should be what they first seem to be. Surprise the audience.

Take it from a director: if you get an actor that Sandy Meisner has trained, you've been blessed.

Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.

I knew the exuberance of playing before an admiring audience and hearing my secret voice.

You've got to keep fighting; you've got to risk your life every six months to stay alive.

Wonder is our need today, not information.

You are the ultimate truth of your life. Everything that happens to you depends on you and your thoughts.

What a glorious day!

At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863.

No one can bring you into higher states of attention permanently. I can take an individual and i can change their awareness. That's easy. But how long will it last?

I was, like, just eating Flamin' Hot Cheetos and drinking, and that's it.

Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.

We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't think the census ought to be weakened.

American girls are as clever at concealing their parents as English women are at concealing their past.

When you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come

Compost makes houseplants very happy.