Comedy is hostile to profundity, and brings everything to the surface.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

Girls are scary. Large groups of girls scare the crap out of me.

Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.

My great-great-great-grandmother walked as a slave from Virginia to Eatonton, Georgia... It is in memory of this walk that I chose to keep and to embrace my "maiden" name, Walker.

I do think within any job you do, you have a chance to serve the community.

Fear will give us a reason not to try; hope will give us a reason not to listen.

That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward.

I think all actors have addictive personalities.

Actors, politicians, and writers-all of us are but creatures of the hour. Long-lasting fame comes to but few.

Never let the church become a place where it's just a Las Vegas display place for you to show off.

Never has there been one possessed of complete sincerity who did not move others. Never has there been one who had not sincerity who was able to move others.