There was a golden retriever who saved countless lives on September 11 by going back in to find people. His companion was in a wheelchair. He got him out and kept going back in to save others.

No animal has to suffer for me to live.

Of all the projects I've worked on, I've never worked with another director like Billy Friedkin. I think he's a genius.

We have a deep need to affiliate, to be around people, and no creature on earth spends as much of its life depending on others as we do

Its difficult to understand why people don't realize that pets are gifts to mankind

The animals are right here, right in front of us. And how we treat these companions is a test.

One of the reasons I don't have kids is because I think people would have been very unfair to them. Think of it. You're still asking me questions about The Exorcist.

Modeling was pretty difficult back then. I did not find the business something that I had an interest in. I wanted to be a veterinarian.

For me reading the book [The Exorcist], I had the same questions that everyone else had. How does she jump up and down off the bed? How does her head spin around? How does she throw up?

If I had children, I would be very selfish. I wouldn't be out doing things. But by not having kids, it makes me freer to travel the world and talk about things I feel are important.

Turkeys are misunderstood. Once I adopted turkeys, I understood this large bird to be a great companion.

A beautiful woman always has her own place in everyman’s heart.

Delhi is my emotional home. I still dream of owning a home there.

He was bolder in the daylight-most men are.

If you look at ISIS, General MacArthur, and General Patton, they're spinning in their graves.

Running hills breaks up your rhythm and forces your muscles to adapt to new stresses. The result? You become stronger.

The politics of fear has brought us everything we are afraid of, including the endless wars, the collapsing economy - all the rest.

Shakespeare is the one who gets re-interpreted most frequently.

The heroes of literary history have been no less remarkable for what they have suffered than for what they have achieved.

I've got to relearn what I was supposed to have learned.

Even though shows like NYPD Blue are soaps in my opinion, but they're individualized to an extent that you can still follow what's going on if you miss a week.