But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's world because of the Internet and cell phones and the opportunity for instant communication with strangers.

Like I've always said, love wouldn't be blind if the braille weren't so damned much fun.

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.

Being in love is the only transcendent experience.

But I will say that the drugs are much more ferocious then they used to be. There are people wrecking their lives with addiction, which seems much more severe.

I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short.

All I know is this: If you and papa are responsible for the way I am, then I thank you with all my heart, for it is the light and the joy of my life.

I think that instinct, that storytelling instinct, rescued me most of my life.

I've always drawn on bits and pieces of my own life

I consider myself much better adjusted than Gabriel.

There is no fifth destination.

Life is not everlasting only for You and Me.

If it was appropriate to judge a person based on her footwear - and it obviously was - I decided I liked her immediately.

The opposite of Insecurity isn’t Security. It’s a Sense of Adventure.

I do like to keep mementos from my work, whether they be photos, the backs of make-up chairs or even props and clothes.

Once a week, I like to slip into a deep existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.

If you can have a show that has quite strong morals and cover important themes but be able to put them out to a broad audience, that's an interesting thing.

I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.

Life is essentially a question of values.

I wanted to write a story that demanded the viewer's attention.

Gandhi: Ninny of the 20th Century.