The fact is, beneath the hype, Iraqis will soon appreciate American help and idealism far more than French perfidy. It is never wrong to be on the side of freedom - never.

Entertainers wrongly assume that their fame, money, and influence arise from broad knowledge rather than natural talent, looks, or mastery of a narrow skill.

Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria.

Multiculturalism is a good reminder that when standards are relative, there are no standards at all.

Stalin and Mao killed over 80 million and did not make omelets despite the broken eggs.

Even in its third century, America is still the most meritocratic nation in the world.

Ignorance and arrogance are a lethal combination. Nowhere do we see that more clearly among writers and performers who pontificate as historians when they know nothing about history.

It is never wrong to be on the side of freedom...never .

Often, the pretexts for starting a war are not real shortages of land, food or fuel, but rather perceptions - like fear, honor and perceived self-interest.

Behind every American soldier, dozens of their countrymen tonight sleep soundly — and hundreds more in their shadow abroad will wake up alive and safe.

Popular culture is simply a reflection of what the majority seems to want.

The first problem of communication is getting people's attention.

Is it possible to love someone and then stop loving them? I don't think I even know what love is

My people would love it if I smiled more, if I was more 'approachable.'

I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.

Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'.

When you have a regime that would be happier in the afterlife than in this life, this is not a regime that is subject to classic theories of deterrence.

If I depended on the critics' judgment and recognition, I'd never have gone into the motion-picture business.

The acceptance of homosexuality is the last step in the decline of Gentile civilization.

I think all art is about control, the encounter between control and uncontrollable.

On a personal level, just for me in my own work, I would say the most interesting thing has been getting to work with the people that I've worked with.