Loving is a laborious and complex business.

Sometimes I find myself sitting in one spot for hours, staring at nothing, thinking of nothing, feeling nothing, and most disturbingly, caring about nothing.

I promptly said that life was a random series of beautifully composed vignettes, loosely tied together by a string of characters and time.

Seventeen's not a good age. That's when you realize that you have a heart. That's when feelings get in the way of thinking.

Sometimes it's easier not to think about things you can't do anything about.

Trust me. A storm is brewing inside this cool cat now. She'll gradually break down and you'll see what's behind the clouds.

Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.

He took the Who’s feast, he took the Who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash.

When you discipline a child you prepare them for a responsible and accountable adulthood.

Burn, Hollywood, burn, I smell a riot goin' on, First they're guilty, now they're gone!

I really enjoy doing theater, but doing theater in Seattle is like dropping a brick in a bottomless well. It's gratifying, but it's almost like doing radio. It's ephemeral.

There is light in the world, and it is us!

I do greatly admire Australian artists.

Egyptian President Sadat had a belly dancer entertain President Nixon at a state dinner. Mr. Nixon was really impressed. He hadn't seen contortions like that since Rose Mary Woods.

Mum and dad were very much friends, and up to life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up, they just taught me to be me.

For architecture, nature provides only indications and analogies, not models to imitate.