A lot of people just capitulate and say, "Well, that's just the way things are." I think that can be deadly for creative people.

There is nothing like being on stage.

I used to love stage above all, but that was when I was a single man. As I get older, the time commitment gets harder for theatre.

It's hard to remain patient when it seems so debilitating to do so. The balance comes with staying ambitious while being patient.

Anger and desire for revenge can be a great motivating force. It's either that or you allow it to affect your confidence and that can be crippling.

Working with my hands keeps me sane.

I am an old school sort of syndicated cartoon watcher. I'm a big fan of Voltron, too.

I shall not set my desires on things of the world.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in the daily details of life.

I do an awful lot of thinking and dreaming about things in the past and the future - the timelessness of the rocks and the hills - all the people who have existed there.

To my knowledge, there is no blacklist. But there is a mindset, even among liberal producers, that says 'He may be difficult so let's avoid him.'

Analogy pervades all our thinking, our everyday speech and our trivial conclusions as well as artistic ways of expression and the highest scientific achievements.

I'm not a fast reader. I like to linger over each sentence, enjoying the style. If I don't enjoy the writing, I stop.

Dead people belong to the live people who claim them most obsessively.

My decision to become a lawyer was irrevocably sealed when I realized my father hated the legal profession.

The mind is like dishwater, my friend. When it is agitated, it becomes difficult to see. But if you allow it to settle, the answer becomes clear.

Your current situation is no indication of your ultimate potential!