I have my own religious bond with the God in my own head.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I have only one loyalty - to my writing. I never wanted to be the head of a studio or a producer.

That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places.

Cigarettes are not a part of human behaviour, they are a habit.

The studios have been taken over by marketing people and accountants.

Let's make Joe Lieberman accountable for his rhetoric. Not a penny more until he 'clarifies' his position to the satisfaction of our creative freedom.

Politics has become entertainment.

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness.

My father could have been deported because on his immigration application he said that he was a printer, obviously because he didn't want them to be checking his writings.

I had read too many memoirs that were written after the writer or the director was past his or her prime.

Your inner strength is your outer foundation

If you want to know the place, Go see the local book store.

I sink into it completely, letting everything else fall away so all that's left is this. A moment like a poem.

Happiness is a tenant that would only move into your life if you consistently focus on the positive side of your life.

We must become expressions of, not consumers of, realization.

You can’t change what you haven’t realized yet. Once you realize what you were asleep to, the change happens on its own.

The biggest break in my career was getting into the Beatles in 1962. The second biggest break since then is getting out of them.

I've always had a philosophy that position doesn't define power. Impact defines power. What impact are you making on people? What impact are you making on business?

You're insane!" "I won't argue that point.

If you torture the data long enough, it will confess.