My father was a good preacher and had a little bit of drama.

Steve is very quiet, even shy. I am very gregarious. So, opposites.

I would write plays for my grandmother, who was stone deaf, my mother and the dog, that was our audience.

I feel very sorry for women who continue to purchase real fur coats. They are lacking in a woman's most important requisites, heart and sensitivity.

The best people I know have had a lot of obstacles to overcome.

I was born and raised in China, and my parents were missionaries.

My mother was the dearest, sweetest angel. She didn't talk; she sang. She was a tower of strength.

I cannot write music. I cannot play the piano.

There is only one secret. To love what you are doing.

Marriage, even the best marriages are tough.

I just loved and love life. I love it today.

It's important to be innovative when times are prosperous. It's essential to be innovative when they are not.

There's such a freedom about being an artist... You're not accountable - you're this renegade thing.

Good blurbs are short, sweet, and limited to six. They answer the question “Why should I buy this book?

In a world where people are equal, I feel it's important to have strong male characters, counterparts. Equality is important. It's about compatibility and compassion. And it's amazing.

I think less is more when it comes to kissing in the movies.

With fantasy and sci-fi, it's based in a real fandom. You're presenting to experts, and their source material is really important to them.

I want to be great, or nothing. I won't be a commonplace dauber, so I don't intend to try any more.

Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create.

The multiple choices of possibilities of daily life are the music we dance to.