Sirens wailed; the revolution had come to Harrisonville. Blood was flowing on Pearl Street.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the head of a studio or a producer.

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places.

Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit.

The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants.

Let's make Joe Lieberman accountable for his rhetoric. Not a penny more until he 'clarifies' his position to the satisfaction of our creative freedom.

Politics has become entertainment.

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness.

My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn't want them to be checking his writings.

I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head.

The first rule of an expedition is that everyone should stick together.

A lot of parents make you feel very awkward when you meet them.

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there?

Some men succeed by what they know some by what they do and a few by what they are.

The secret to missionary work is work. Work, work, work!

Here's the thing about global warming that I didn't realize: it would all happen at once.

With me and basketball, it became part of me.

It's been a long while since we've had a major celebrity criminal case.

Don't give up your power to change things. Negativity and unhappiness are caused by you. You can change your attitude.

If we exchange bombs for bread there will be less reason for wanting to kill us. I just want to have the conversation.