Who set Rome on fire? The man we must admire. For killing his wife, and taking the life of mother and brother and so many others, while plucking his damnable lyre.

It is on the canvass of the darkest storms that the brightest rainbows are painted.

I'm not big on women looking naive.

We may legitimately see in the [Old Testament] event, or in the record of it, additional levels of significance in the light of the end of the story – i.e. in the light of Christ

We were not made to eternally weep.

Don't teach too many postures; just the main ones, and hold them for a long time.

I enjoy writing the same way I enjoy doing standup. Part of the challenge is being creative and making it work no matter what the constraints.

Almost any show that has reviewers behind it, Rotten Tomatoes behind it, will find a way to survive.

In many cases, you're forced to make deals that are not the deal you'd make.

There's room for everyone. There's room for pop country, for 'rock & roll' country, for stone-cold country, and everything in-between. Great music is great music.

When your enemy is doing something wrong, do not interrupt him.