Who does it hurt? That's who the story is about.

The omelette tasted like flannel.

In retrospect, each of the steps toward this abyss seemed irrevocable, and yet they had all been so small!

But now the shots began—not many, but one shot is a fusillade if there have been no shots before.

Credit . . . is the only enduring testimonial to man's confidence in man.

Now that I'm a free agent I mean to make my own choices, and explain them to nobody if that's what pleases me.

[H]er spare strange beauty was not that of a woman, nor even of a statue, but that of the Platonic absolute of which all beauty is but a shadow in a cave, cast by the Fire beyond fire.

If you want to be drunk, become drunk with an idea. If you want pleasure, have pleasure from the pursuit of your passion. If you want to be indoctrinated, then be so by the natural law of humanism.

Sometimes for our sanity own sanity we just have to look at the bigger picture.

The invisible fuel for this healing process is our heartfelt compassion and loving presence and the sincerity of the collective intention that we bring to it.

Celebrity? Oh man, I just thought it was a ride that was going to last forever and when it stopped, I didn't know what to do.

I swear in real life-probably too much-though I don't swear in front of my gran. We adapt to every situation.

What is not forbidden in Sweden, is obligatory.

I admire the women who can have babies and jump right back to work. As a nursing mother, I couldn’t sit there and just pump all day. I needed to be close to my baby.

Turkey has put up a fight against the powerful nations of the world. The crusader mentality attacked us abroad. Inside, their lackeys attacked us. We didn't succumb. As a nation, we stood strong.

I always try to keep the confidence of the actors, and try my best to make them feel comfortable or confident.

Yes, I hate it when people call me a 'national treasure'. It takes away your bite and makes you feel like a harmless old golden Labrador.