But when it became an international hoopla where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then it got out of hand.

The (Academy Award) ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.

If I were ever stranded on a desert island, there would be 3 things I’d need: food, shelter, and a grip.

Truth is not always a pleasant thing.

We [he and his wife Trish Van Devere] don't talk politics. I'm an independent conservative; she's a radical Democrat. We never vote together.

Acting is characterization, the process of two entities merging-the actor and the role.

There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.

He had a winning smile, but everything else was a loser.

The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.

God's great mercy is the gift of much more grace.

I thank God for seeing the miracle of a new morning.

We prefer the not wanting and not having to the losing.

...some of the best love poems have been written by monks and nuns...

Surround yourself with everything and everyone that will help you feel your best, think your best, do your best, and be your best.

It's tougher when you're established. Before, I'd see 13, 14, 15 pitches that I could drive in a game. Now, I see one, two or three, so I have to be better.

Take that veil from off of your eyes, look into the future of realize.

When I am designing, my aim is to create tension and then gradually proceed into quiet.

It's a nice glass of champagne at the end of a life.

Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.