And I was lucky enough to have teachers that really, really looked out for me and really encouraged all that. And in rural Louisiana, that was a rare thing back then.

To understand pretending is to conquer all barriers of time and space.

The people of England will curse themselves for having preferred ruin from Churchill to peace from Hitler.

But if you really love to write and you really love to tell stories and you really love to draw, you just have to keep doing it no matter what anybody says.

I don't regard Jews as a class. I regard them as a privileged misfortune.

I have known lots of adults who enjoyed similar enthusiasms as a kid and weren't encouraged and then didn't go anywhere with it and so they're unhappy in their jobs as adults.

I like stirring things up. Im on the side of the kids more than I am on the adults. And occasionally I find some adults that have that same mischievous streak, so I dont get in too much trouble.

The first book I ever wrote was in fourth grade and it was called 'Billy's Booger.' It was an autobiographical piece about a kid who was really bad at math.

Apart from my absolute belief in National Socialism and my conviction of Hitler's superhuman heroism, I had always been attracted to Germany.

you know, a daydream properly utilized can be the most powerful force in the universe. One need only dream of freedom to begin to break the spell of enslavement.

His life was a book of his own writing, one orderly page after another.

The irony of life is we always compare our fantasies with reality, rather than accepting the reality as is and transforming it into a paradise....

If you imagine yourself to be someone who is very uncomfortable in their own skin, then it does funny things to your voice.

The Truth An Offense But Not A Sin

The idea of a visual icon that gives you a sense of information very quickly and that you can easily just say "That's what the style is."

Love is the crown that glorifies; the curse That brands and burdens; it is life and death. It is the great law of the universe; And nothing can exist without its breath.

When speed dating I'm seeking my equal or at least one in the making.

Suicide is not a blot on anyone’s name; it is a tragedy

If you were my agent and I was making $10 million a movie and made four movies a year, that means you have a salary of $4 million.

Sin is not weakness, it is a disease; it is red-handed rebellion against God and the magnitude of that rebellion is expressed by Calvary's cross.

You have to be courageous to not spend money, ... and we don't have many people who have that courage.