I do like having books on my shelves. I do value that life.

Defining yourself by your taste is easier than defining yourself by any genuine stance on something.

As a kid, I thought of myself as a funny person who secretly wanted to be serious, but now I think maybe I'm a serious person who secretly wants to be funny.

When you find yourself on the Internet when you're supposed to be writing, you've already lost. It's even beyond procrastination when you end up on the Internet.

A film set becomes its own family anyway, and all family dynamics come out during a shoot. The trick is hiring people who know how to handle that.

We expect forty-year-olds to have grown up at some point, and to be engaged and adult and take responsibility, and doing nothing would seem to go against that.

I feel a real connection to Brooklyn, certainly, because I spent 20 years of my life there, but I don't think of myself as a Brooklyn artist any more than I think of myself as a male artist.

Peter Bogdanovich is a good friend.

It's kind of major, learning to drive. I feel like it kicked up other stuff in my life.

Being funny, in some ways, is about being connected to psychology.

I always viewed life as material for a movie.

We have to be ready for the blessings God tosses at us. In order to catch your blessing, you have to let go of your burden.

When you fail, you disgrace yourself and others. When you succeed, be proud and others will be proud for you.

Even things in a book-case change if they are alive

God wants to hear about our cares, not because he needs to hear but because we need to tell him.

America: A place where Realists have the freedom to be Idealists.

Roses are reddish Violets are bluish If it weren't for Christmas We'd all be Jewish.

I enjoy countless hundreds pursuing me. I love those who love me the most. I am sort of flattered by men showing attention to me.

It's really important for me to look good before a race. I definitely think if I feel I look good, it makes me feel more confident.

We Icelanders are an excellent animal model for humans. This is exactly the way you find common disease genes.

Tombay's hopes, which were nil before, are absolutely zero now