This story is dedicated to all those who help, and all those who care.

There is doggedness to genius. It is the ability to dig deep and hold on to the dream.

I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isn't. And that's a tough place to be because you're never satisfied.

To love one's neighbor is a tough command. It works better for people who live far away.

You can't really just think, "Oh, I want to make something that is going to appeal to every single person in the world." You have to just try to make a movie that comes from your heart.

Michael Moore, whether you like him or hate him, has done something very important.

People hear your records in order, and they think of you as progressing in some direction, but it's not really like that.

Who can make a more effective appeal to the heart than woman?

It would be inaccurate to say the Tea Partiers are racists. What they are, in truth, are narcissists.

I love to make stories out of license plates on cars about the initials and the numbers - my mum used to do that with me.

I get the strange urge to hit my head against the wall. Other people's sobs make me feel uncomfortable.