The privilege is not writing a novel, it's to have someone read it. When you look at it that way, you realize the responsibility you have to put your very best on the page.

In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other. That was the end of holiness for both churches.

To escape the damnation of hell is to accept God’s kingdom

In the writing phase, normally I try not to envisage any particular actors because I like to let the characters sort of reveal themselves in that process.

In show business the key word is honesty. Once you've learned to fake that, the rest is easy.

It never came out of [Donald Trump] mouth. He was never like, "Oh, I'm not going to do well among women," or, "I really want to - this would be so kind of cool and new."

Hillary Clinton is also not a very exciting, inspiring candidate to a lot of the left-leaning Democratic base, especially in Iowa.

I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show.

You can grow apart from people very quickly.

I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.

The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.