I'd feel bad if I had you come into a theater and you leave feeling ripped off.

As far as what I do love, I love birds; I love lavender.

Democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a participatory event. If we don't participate in it, it ceases to be a democracy.

A lot of people on Capitol Hill don't want to talk to me.

I'm interested to see what happens with Fox News and phone hacking. I really can't believe it just happens in Great Britain. Because really, who cares about just hacking phones over there?

There's a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled. Religion is the best device used to mislead them.

I'm a millionaire, I'm a multi-millionaire, I'm filthy rich. You know why I'm a multi-millionaire? 'Cause multi-millions like what I do.

The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy.' They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow - and they will win.

This book, 'Stupid White Men,' has sold now over four million copies worldwide. Probably about half of that may be in the U.S. and Canada, and the rest, overseas.

Any time you got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up.

Back in the '80s and '90s, when GM was consistently posting giant profits, they were simultaneously firing tens of thousands of workers in my hometown of Flint and across Michigan.

There is only one way to happiness and that is through service.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

A cigar is as good as memories that you have when you smoked it.

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.

Art is always about overcoming obstacles between the inner condition and the skill for expression.

If you steadfastly refused to quit, you rapidly narrowed your options to only winning.

You can't mastermind everything. You'll go crazy. Just show up and play.

Like most-maybe all- writers, I learned to write by writing and, by example, by reading books.

Tel Aviv is a dynamic international city with a lot of smart people, great fashion and food. I've met a lot of amazing people and there's this great energy everywhere.

I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I've got no problem with playing a psycho.