How easy it is to do wrong when there is someone else to blame.

All that I was and the world that was mine are gone forever.

It seemed the heavens themselves conspired to cover up our crime.

Megan’s deception is another hook on which I can hang my conscience.

The trick in minimizing dark moments, no matter how tragic they may be, is to have ambitions placed far beyond them.

All writing is rewriting.

If you obey the technique to perfection, that technique will become invisible.

To rise above the crowd, you must discipline yourself unceasingly to the strict demand and realities of your ambition.

If something's neither here nor there, where the hell is it?

Well, one of my favorite ones to work on - besides just about any scene from 'Deadwood' - was my scene with Brad Pitt in 'Assassination of Jesse James'. That was just a fun day.

Looking back, I wish I could bottle the stuff that made it better, but how can one bottle time?

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.

Be content to be what you are; shiny stones and silver bangles only make you look what you really are.

You've climbed the highest mountain in the world. What's left ? It's all downhill from there. You've got to set your sights on something higher than Everest.