I don't see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing.

For me, a play is a form of writing which isn't complete until it is interpreted by actors. But it's still a form of writing. And so most of my time is spent thinking about how to write a sentence.

It's obviously a characteristic of human beings that we like to feel superior to others, but our problem is we are not superior

Who says one instance of writing has anything in common with another instance?

Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.

I have been vain since birth.

Sleep: a poor substitute for caffeine!

I spend most of my time thinking about things like laundry and buying stationery supplies.

I'm not proud to be me, I'm not excited to be me, but I find that I am me, and like most other individuals, I send out little signals; I tell everyone else how everything looks from where I am.

Patriotism is considered to be an emotion a person ought to feel. But why? Why is it nobler to love your own country than to love someone else's?

I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.

You don't talk quite like a girl who has had no advantages.

There should be pluralism - the concept of many religions, many truths. But we must also be careful not to become nihilistic.

We all approached doing a sequel with great trepidation and skepticism.

Whereas most other modern composers are engaged in manufacturing cocktails of every hue and description, I offer the public cold spring water.

Some people wouldn't say I coached in the National Football League. I coached with the Raiders, right?

It's very tough to get yourself around the idea that there could be a mechanism being used or abused to restrict and alter the society in which we live.

Faith takes root in the insignificant.

What are stumbling blocks and defeat to the weak and vacillating are but stepping stones to victory to the determined soul.

Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racing car not called a racist?

Ask a toad what is beauty....; he will answer that it is a female with two great round eyes coming out of her little head, a large flat head, a yellow belly and a brown back.