Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals.

Its unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn't have to say this, but I really like human beings who have suffered. They're kinder.

Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life.

I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them.

I hate the way market forces try to separate us out in to the appropriate demographic - basically in order to sell us things. We need to find stories that we can enjoy together, not separately.

Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening.

I was brought up by very witty people who were dealing with quite difficult things: disease and death... I was brought up by people who tended to giggle at funerals.

Maybe I don't take myself so seriously any more. And I don't care how I'm judged. I'm past all that.

You can't imagine what satisfaction can be gotten from throwing a pie into someone's face.

When husbands and fathers leave, their wives and daughters tend to value themselves less as a result.

During an election, it's like they're doing my job: they're going around banging the drum for their party and selling their movie. You know, it's the same thing.

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Calm is not a place where there is no noise or activity. It is the ability to be in the midst of these, yet experiencing peace within.

Five percent of the people think

We were taking collections for people with AIDS in New York around Easter.

I was known as the chief grave robber of my state.

If you're smart, you'll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there'll always be somebody who's never read a book who'll know twice what you know.

I know some who are constantly drunk on books as other men are drunk on whiskey.

The problem with trying to make a film good and have it work for an audience is the problem of trying to tell a story well. The shape or the color of it doesn't matter.

Art! What a concept! It saved my life! A place where you can do as you please!

I have been known as the minimal and conceptual artist for over five decades. I think I haven't changed much.