I believe you are your work. Don't trade the stuff of your life, time, for nothing more than dollars. That's a rotten bargain.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

I count him lost who is lost to shame.

I'm still conflict-averse. I don't like to argue.

I have toured with Klemens Marktl, playing his original compositions and arrangements. He is a wonderful drummer, a writer possessing a high degree of creativity, and an assured band leader.

The climax of absurdity to which art may be carried when led away from nature by fashion, may be best seen in the works of Boucher.

Life is to be used, not just held in the hand like a box of bonbons that nobody eats.

I don't want to be a stereotype; I want a character that's aspirational.

Dancin' in the welfare lines.

I take real people and put them in extraordinary situations.

Leaders don't make excuses. They create results

Genius is the power of carrying the feelings of childhood into the powers of manhood.