Every one of us is a minor tragedy. Most of us learn to cope.

life is not about how fast you start, but how the end is going to be, so don't worry when others are ahead of you.just keep on doing what you have been doing.

No matter how hard it is to see kid tears, grown-up tears are worse to watch.

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age.

There is nothing more attractive that a woman who is sure of herself.

No generality has any weight whatever. It is like saying "how do you do?" When you have no intention of inquiring about ones health. But specific claims when made in print are taken at their value

The only infallible truth of our lives is that everything we love in life will be taken from us.

Directing remains very psychological, and it takes a lot of time and reflection. When you're an actor, it takes less time, and you can express yourself physically.

He who disdains the fall in infant mortality and the gradual disappearance of famines and plagues may cast the first stone upon the materialism of the economists.

He's a world-famous name to people who care about his music, but there are many people who have never heard of George Gershwin and those numbers increase.

I decided years ago that if I'm going to keep teaching contemplation, then the last years of my life should be contemplative.