At its most basic root the death or disintegration of one's parents is a harsh reminder of one's own mortality.

Don't be afraid to live the life you've been given. Some of us don't t have the chance . . . . don't waste yours.

Count Hermann Keyserling once said truly that the greatest American superstition was belief in facts.

Writing is how I process the cacophony of each day. Prayer is how God makes sense out of my scribbles.

The path of memory is neither straight or safe, and we travel down it at our risk.

I don't mean to sound - I don't want it to come out funny, but I don't like show business. I love - I love acting in films. I love it.

Twitter is a lot like crystal meth, because it's really fun to do and Oprah's on it.

Everything has to have some kind of a point for people to breathe easy. What's the point of life? I have no clue, but sometimes there are things that just attract us and pull us in a certain way.

It's always so much fun to create backstory. Even if there are more clues in the script, you still always have to invent a lot for yourself. I think that comes naturally.

Like they said about The West Wing, you can't do a show about Washington until you can.

I think we need to make sure that we are putting Social Security on a sustainable path. It's absolutely something that the federal government is going to be involved in, in the future.