I had to go outside. I had to let the element of chance in.

The glamour's off. Almost any question you ask can be answered. It's only the questions that you didn't know to ask that remain, dancing the can-can behind your back. The unknown unknowns.

...we are a narrative, storytelling species. Revealing our own histories, and understanding those of others can really help us appreciate the humanity in all of our fellow individuals.

Ideas won't keep: something must be done about them.

When you finish a drama, you go, 'I can't wait to do a comedy.' When you finish a comedy, you go, 'I want to do a dramedy, dark humor.'

I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it.

Love will never be ideal until man recovers from the illusion that he can be just a little bit faithful or a little bit married.

It is very clear that the people in Afghanistan do not want the Taliban back.

While you are alone you are entirely your own master and if you have one companion you are but half your own, and the less so in proportion to the indiscretion of his behavior.

The other day I was reading a blog and I linked over to Streisand's Web site, and it was amazing politically. She's so insightful and incisive. And she also says whatever she wants.

They may not use the word better. But they certainly believe that they'll go to heaven and Jews will not.

The principle of parsimony is valid esthetically in that the artist must not go beyond what is needed for his purpose.