Nations conquered and true love prevails, all encompassed in a poets tale.

Something inexorable seeds itself in the place of your origin. You can never escape the bonds of family history, no matter how far you travel.

Cats may have nine lives, but pigs . . . don't . . . give . . . up.

Coincidence is God's way of staying anonymous.

New York is large, glamorous, easy-going, kindly and incurious, but above all it is a crucible - because it is large enough to be incurious.

I beat a brain tumor.

Practice every time you get a chance

While the creative aspects of my filmmaking style are challenging in their own ways, I have developed such confidence and passion over the years that it has become much easier.

Polka will never die.

I wanted to give readers the feeling of knowing the characters, a mental image.

Life is short, so live extra lives. Read books.