Every TV show is a crapshoot, really. But every once in a while, a show gets anointed as 'the show.'

My life is pretty hectic, but I'm really into it.

Time goes a lot quicker when the work is a lot more enjoyable.

I'm not immune to the charms of the female form. And when I was 17 and I spent every spare minute surfing, most of the girls we hung out with would be topless.

I didn't grow up with money, but I grew up with a lot of space. All I did was surf. I was committed to the ocean. That's one thing about Australians; we have the capacity to embrace life.

I am very straight-forward and direct. If I disagree with something, I say something about it.

I think my kids are pretty well-rounded citizens of the world.

Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating.

I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.

I try to be straightforward and honest with my kids, and I believe nothing beats good old hard work.

If you can't be proud of what you do, go and sell shoes. Do something else.

Only those of us live for centuries that decided not to live in their short lives.

Basically my wife was immature. I'd be at home in the bath and she'd come in and sink my boats.

Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.

You won't find God at the Seminary and you won't find wisdom in the halls of intellectualism.

When I was 14 or 15, our teacher introduced us to Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities.' It was just for entertainment - we read it aloud - and all of a sudden it became a treasure.

New rule: every fantasy author who doesn't treat horses like tireless hairy motorcycles automatically gets a Hugo.

I've been accused of being a minimalist writer. I don't like a lot of verbiage in there.

How cruel it must be for a man to live past his soul.

How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most.

Most people perceive their occupation as being a detriment to their overall wellbeing.