Films must all have the same structure. All of this to guarantee box office bonanza, which of course it never does, but that's another discussion entirely.

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called procreation, and it is reborn, continually and forever.

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in front of me and the time to fill it.

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.

I am very abnormal... But it wasnt very long ago that I wasnt so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.

Change is good. And in fact unavoidable.

Conversion is not a single prayer. Conversion is pilgrimage.

Appreciate yourself for who you’re not for what you’re.

Don't believe anything you read on the net. Except this. Well, including this, I suppose.

You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.

We are our best friend and our worst enemy we will ever fight with.

Getting your news from Twitter is like asking a cat for directions.

The most annoying of all blockheads is a well-read fool.

I always appreciated my teachers. When I was 16, I gave them the greatest gift I could think of. I dropped out of school.

Every hour you sit at work increases your mortality 11 percent. Think about that.

(Don) Sutton lost thirteen games in a row without winning a ballgame.