America once had the clarity of the pioneer ax.

I think one thing that always attracted me to movies was the personalities. I went to movies not because the stories necessarily appealed to me, but because of the people in them.

I can't imagine any one more delightful to sit and talk with about movies on a regular basis.

There are not that many people in the movies today that really make me go out and buy a movie ticket.

I'm very enthusiastic about the Academy Awards because if there were no Oscars, we wouldn't have as many good movies as we do have.

The press today is full of people who are not qualified and not trying very hard to be good reporters.

It's hard to be reverent today when directors make films that are not as good. There will be time later, though, when their lesser films are forgotten and just focus on the greatness.

The closest to Hepburn is Cate Blanchett.

I think 'Elf' is funny, with Will Ferrell. That's a great Christmas movie.

My folks were busy. My dad was a teacher, and it was during the Second World War, and my mother was working. So I got my stories from films and books. I read a lot, and I love to read to this day.

To find wealth, we may not need to mine for treasure if we learn how to mine between our ears.

If loving and communing with God isn’t your primary purpose in prayer, you’re missing out on what Christianity is all about!

I used to be afraid of the dark until I learned that I am light and the dark is afraid of me.

Satanism is developing two circles, an elitist group which I always intended my church to be, and the faddists who are becoming Satanists because it’s the thing to do.

I don't really know what's going on with the Pornographers - everyone's kind of doing their own stuff. I mean, they play shows here or there.

Home is important. Its important to have a home.

I have got one of those faces that change every day: you can dress me up, make me look vampy and then make me look 12 years old. But don't all women do this thing? We all take on these roles.

The living is a passing traveler; The dead, a man come home.

If there’s a place for it in your heart, there’s a place for it in your home.

Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.