A mother's love is supposed to be unconditional. That you could give your child up, over their sexuality, is unthinkable.

You can't do any better than your best.

I love comedy, I love drama, and I love telling good stories.

Just do your best, " Mom said. "You can't do any better than your best.

The one who loves you has the right to tick you off, to correct you when you go wrong and admonish you when you repeat.

She has suffered so much, and that sorrows me. But she has been strong in the face of unthinkable adversity, and that inspires me.

I come from a culture of handwringers, vengeance seekers, people who name children after ancestors by rote -- first child, paternal grandfather, second child, maternal, and on and on and on.

The great focus on their dreams

You don't ask for all that you get. You don't get all that you ask for. That doesn't mean you don't work the hardest for what you want the most.

Mitt Romney had a horse competing in the Olympics. He didn't win. But next year, he'll be competing in 'Dancing with the Stars.'

I keep a diary - one for each film and foreign land I travel to.

Her idea of a romantic setting is one that has a diamond in it. If you feel the need to marry a doctor, I suggest a dermatologist. Good hours, free Retin-A.

Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.