But today we become aware of other readings of the human experience very quickly because of the media and the speed with which people travel the planet.

I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own.

Art is whether or not there is a scream in him wanting to get out in a special way.

Something that is yours forever is never precious

Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things.

Art begins . . . when someone interprets, when someone sees the world through his own eyes. Art happens when what is seen becomes mixed with the inside of the person who is seeing it.

Every man who has shown the world the way to beauty, to true culture, has been a rebel, a 'universal' without patriotism, without home, who has found his people everywhere.

I do not have many things that are meaningful to me. Except my doubts and my fears. And my art.

All beginnings are hard.

I don't work on my Sabbath. I write five-and-a-half or six days a week.

Two people who are true friends are like two bodies with one soul

Diesel sucked air. "You keep fondling me like that, and I might have to marry you.""I'm not fondling you. I'm looking for the keys!""Could you look a little more gently? You're scaring my boys.

Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian

Always remember, that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.

Well, I think it's pretty much established that I just didn't have any interest in coaching in the pros.

I was a wayward child, very passionate and very determined. If I made up my mind to do something, there was no stopping me.

But Maastricht was not the end of history. It was a first step towards a Europe of growth, of employment, a social Europe. That was the vision of Francois Mitterrand. We are far from that now.

Perhaps the true mark of a leader is that she or he is willing to stand alone.

When it comes to health and well-being, regular exercise is about as close to a magic potion as you can get.

Oh, when I was a kid in show business I was poor. I used to go to orgies to eat the grapes.

I talk about Breaking Bad being the most brilliant show ever, and even minor characters have subtle nuances and are fully drawn.