Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering the brakes are out of order.

Pregnancy is getting company inside one's skin.

Subtle and literate, The Dance of Intimacy is like a long, revealing conversation with a wise and compassionate friend.

Somehow, throughout much of life, being old seems to be something that happens to other people.

I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth; I came from really humble beginnings - the projects of New York City - and I worked my way to get to where I am.

I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else. I'm going to be a professional gentleman of leisure.

Customs represent the experience of mankind.

Most actors and actresses are consumed by careers and getting ahead.

The function and Navy in any future war will be to support the dominant air arm.

Fanatics," Halt said. "Don't you just love 'em?

There is a taint of death, a flavour of mortality in lies.

All euphemisms are dishonest, but many are designed to make life easier

We host some trips all over the world. We go to Alaska. We go to Mexico. We're going to Venezuela in December. We've been to Russia, all in conjunction with the radio show.

In one respect I have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: I've loved another with all my heart and soul; and to me, this has always been enough.