As for me, I am in pursuit of excellence. I have no time to get old.

The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one answer.

We cannot escape that Hollywood is in the middle of a wave of technological change. The current angst over all the implications of new entertainment technology is nothing new.

The ultimate aim of education is to enable individuals to become the architects of their own education and through that process to continually reinvent themselves.

Art is literacy of the heart

It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.

The arts celebrate multiple perspectives. One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.

The movie business has always been like the wild-catting oil business. Everyone wants a gusher.

We have this history of impossible solutions to insoluble problems.

The kinds of nets we know how to weave determine the kinds of nets we cast. These nets, in turn, determine the kinds of fish we catch.

We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. To make money is our only objective.

The moonlight covered the tombstones with an ethereal glow, and the statues above the tombs stood like silent guards waiting for something to happen.

Writing stopped being fun when I discovered the difference between good writing and bad and, even more terrifying, the difference between it and true art. And after that, the whip came down.

We have a politically correct military and it's getting more and more politically correct every day.

A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people

We need to be willing to be comfortable with discomfort in order to grow.

How about this?' Simmon asked me. "Which is worse, stealing a pie or killing Ambrose?" I gave it a moment's hard thought. "A meat pie, or a fruit pie?

Poor? What does that matter? When poverty creeps in at the door, love flies in through the window.

When I'm at the piano, and I'm improvising some song about something, it usually oscillates between factual, absurd, and sincere.

I've always had the same values. Family for me has always been important. When I shoot, everybody comes.

Good evening, America. I'm a woman, and welcome to The Late Late Show.