I don't understand how somebody wouldn't have a sense of humor about themselves.

Failure's a natural part of life.

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

And may the best of you - for it will only be the best of you, and even then only in the rarest and briefest moments - succeed in framing that most basic of questions, 'how do we live?'

Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly.

I don't have a saviour or a royal family.

Art is not disposable. If you want it, you have to hold it and smell it and touch it and read the credits and enjoy it and put it on your wall.

Imagine how asleep or utterly unperceptive and clueless you would have to be not to see yourself as absurd for the most part.

I'd hate to see any film I'm involved in fail, especially artistically but also business-wise.

I think 1973 was the nadir of fashion. When you watch the coverage from that era, you're struck by the astonishing ugliness of the clothes.

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.

Our success in ministry is not to elevate us but to glorify Him who has called and equipped us

Let thy words be few. I agree, but only if my ink can relentlessly run.

The only people we want to blame are ourselves, because it will be ourselves that we rely upon.

If I take care of my character my reputation will take care of itself.

We adore babies because they're so cute. And, of course, we are amused by jokes because they are funny. This is all backwards. It is. And Darwin shows us why.

They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.

Humanity is a natural foil for inhumanity, and humanity is what will ultimately keep us going when all else has failed.

You know who helped me a lot? Jane Fonda. She said, Look at how many times I've been up and I've been down. So don't worry about anything.

The road to success is not a path you find, but a trail you blaze.

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be able to teach them anything.