I wondered then if there could ever be trust in a relationship based from the outset upon deceiving other people.

Life has a habit of making the easy desperately difficult, and the hardest choices so easy as to be no choice at all.

You need to decide what works for you. But ultimately, hold out for adoration and respect

One unforeseen advantage of having a  child was that it gave me the excuse to talk to myself to my heart's content and pretend it was for my daughters benefit.

She reminded me of a darkness, a darkness that I've missed.

Think not that humility is weakness it shall supply the marrow of strength to thy bones. Stoop and conquer bow thyself and become invincible.

Nobody sets out to make a bad record.

Don't say yes to everything. Learn how to say no, because people respect a no.

I like going to schools and telling classes that when I was a child, I failed every "will this kid become a writer" test.

I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.

Painting isn't just pretty or pleasant; it is something that helps you to stand alone and face yourself.

There is no power on earth which can be kept long confined within a narrow limit. It cannot be kept compressed too long to allow of expansion at a subsequent period.

Dialogue that's distinctive, funny, peculiar, and specific is the main thing that makes me want to get involved with a film to begin with.

My advice is, don't spend money on therapy. Spend it in a record store.