Darwin may have been quite correct in his theory that man descended from the apes of the forest, but surely woman rose from the frothy sea, as resplendent as Aphrodite on her scalloped chariot.

Is there anything more plausible than a second hand?

Johnny Depp is one of my favorite actors because he takes chances.

If you're smart, you'll always be humble. You can learn all you want, but there'll always be somebody who's never read a book who'll know twice what you know.

Without an expectation of success, one is rarely successful.

Global warming isn't a prediction. It is happening.

What I'm most fascinated by is the ability of art to induce changes, but remain grounded solidly in its art practice.

Writers would be warm, loyal, and otherwise terrific people-if only they'd stop writing.

I love acting and I love it in all its different manifestations.

I’m a nerdy, geeky fan of Labyrinth and Dark Crystal.

I'm not very pious about anything, fortunately, but I'm skewering myself first. I'm skewering things that I care about and things that are important to me and then just my own foibles.