Most people are bad with names. I have learned a trick: Make them laugh and they will never forget you.

I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting.

I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on each painting. I can restart exactly where I left off.

Wax myrtle: The birds love this stuff.

A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong.

It's a bit ridiculous to have people who have two years of experience handling an $83 billion budget.

I know firsthand what a vote to authorize war means to the lives of American families.

I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of the United States.

Decision is the wing that makes dreams to go and grow and flow and fly. No decision, no fulfilled destiny!

At times it feels like the whole universe is pushing you to do something.

I've been allowed to grow over the past twenty years. I've managed to avoid being trapped in one moment of my career and for that, I'm very thankful.

When the cup of any sensual pleasure is drained to the bottom, there is always poison in the dregs.

The best feature is less features.

If your only tool is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail.

There have been times in my life that I've had a ton of vices, and my demons have run amok for years and years and years.

Women really do want to be on time. It's just that everything starts so darn early.

Flattery must be pretty thick before anybody objects to it.

Audiences can be leery of sequels; the studios make a hit, they see dollar signs, and they make a cheap rip-off.