Now apparently I'm told that every celebrity is expected to honour the details of their private life with a press conference, a fragrance and a prime-time reality show.

Part of me longs to do a job where there's not a gray area.

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me.

I already did my coming out about a thousand years ago, back in the stone age.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Being understood is not the most essential thing in life.

I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.

Love and respect are the most important aspects of parenting, and of all relationships.

Let how you live your life stand for something, no matter how small and incidental it may seem.

Privacy above all else. Some day, in the future, people will look back and remember how beautiful it once was.

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.

When they can't understand why you are so confident with yourself, they would start to perceive you as being arrogant.

The purpose of life is to fall in love, and never get caught.

I want to be good. I can't bear the idea of my soul being hideous.

Cause I don't appreciatePeople whoDon't appreciate

I came to Congress to help reduce spending.

Death is a continuation of my life without me.

My father gave me free run of his library. When I think of my boyhood, I think in terms of the books I read.

Idealism leads to realism if it is strictly thought out.

But remember that the Captain belongs to the most dangerous enemy to truth and freedom, the solid unmoving cattle of the majority

When we look after the welfare of others, we promote and participate in God’s kingdom work.