The Church being what she is cannot have the instincts of a gentleman.

We cannot fight against the poverty and hunger in the world

The Bible teaches that man’s chief problem is spiritual.

He's halfway sick and halfway stoned. He'd sure like to kick, but he's too far gone. So they wind him down with methadone.

In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity.

Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play, or it might be the sound of your hello.

I think actors always like to think they don't bring the character home, and then their family all laugh and tell you otherwise.

There is only one way to go: up. I like to find cheap assets with problems. It gives me power.

What other grown-up gets told how to do their job so often as a writer?

In high school I would mess with my hair and makeup all the time.

Because you're running an enterprise with two hundred-odd people, and it's really your responsibility to keep it moving quickly. So you have to know what you're doing, do it, and move on.