History is the business of identifying momentous events from the comfort of a high-back chair.

...but the tenure of friendships has never been governed by the passage of time.

To what end, he wondered, had the Divine created the stars in heaven to fill a man with feelings of inspiration one day and insignificance the next?

O moon! I may not be able to reach you or touch you with my hands, but I will never forget to kiss your silvery twinkling lips with my lovely eyes.

Americans used to be 'citizens.' Now we are 'consumers.

Sometimes I feel as if I'm only a doorman awaiting the arrival of her royal majesty.

People love you for what they want to see in you, not for what you are. That's a sad thing to learn.

When you have a lot of success you don't need vanity any more.

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.

Female directors, directors of color are a big thing for me, which are both important voices and potent voices that need to be heard. That's how I want to engage myself as an actor going forward.

There is this old thing that a lot of people say - that the worst experiences make the best films. I don't subscribe to it. But I've seen it happen.

Italy is not widely thought of as a pioneer of youth culture in the way, say, the UK is.

I basically went out with any guy who asked me because hardly anyone ever asked me out.