I couldn't swear that I believed in the law - or in the American legal system.

Closure is an American lie used to justify revenge. Healing is getting used to the pain, learning to be damaged.

In the words of the philosopher Sceptum, the founder of my profession: am I going to get paid for this?

I know that I loved music before I loved movies, simply because I didn't see movies as a kid.

I wanted to do different movies. I wanted to do deeper movies. More human movies based on human feelings.

We all face difficulties of our own, and how comforting it is to immerse yourself in a book - my book, any book, any romance. It's entertainment, it's escape, and it can even be an inspiration!

Read my lips-NO NEW TAXES!

The things that have made America great are being subverted for the things that make Americans rich.

Updike worked this way, and I just kinda borrowed it from him. So the memoir will be relief from novel writing for a moment.

The truth is, I've denied it for years, but I love deconstructing comedy.

Topics of conversation among the multitude are generally persons, sometimes things, scarcely ever principles.