Spielberg read the 'Understudy' and decided that was the voice he wanted to write 'Smash.' He wanted a story that had humanity and humor and high-stakes dreams.

As a writer, I have always considered it my job to describe the world as I know it; to struggle toward whatever portion of the truth is available to me.

You have to respect who the character is. It has its own internal truth, and you can't betray that. And if you don't betray that, it will not betray you.

It's one of the central problems of American culture: telling you if you're younger, more beautiful, more famous, whatever, that then you'll be happy.

The movies are all about visual, and television is all about character and dialogue.

Speak the truth do not become angered and give when asked, even be it a little. By these three conditions one goes to the presence of the gods.

It's not about who you used to be, it's about who you have become.

Hate is such a luxurious emotion it can only be spent on one we love.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

Whatever you do in your business comes out of a state of inner alignment with life and the source of life itself, so peace flows into whatever you do.

Our President has declared that the only privileged person in our country are the children.

Ranger locked eyes with me. "Please," he said. Tank and Hal were goggle-eyed. They weren't used to "please." I wasn't used to it either. But I liked it. Okay," I said. "Be careful. He's insane.

Shopping, true feminine felicity!

Surround yourself with people smarter than you.

In five billion years, the sun will expand and engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day