I love metaphor the way some people love junk food.

I'm a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience's collusion.

I was a dog in a past life. Really. I'll be walking down the street and dogs will do a sort of double take. Like, Hey, I know him.

That red carpet has to be felt to be believed.

Oh yeah, that's the Holy Grail, Pirates of the Caribbean. Johnny Depp, he's the real deal, isn't he? He doesn't get the girl, and he doesn't care.

Shameless is a rough show, and it’s not for everyone, but it’s also beautiful.

It's hard to be depressed around a ukulele. You just pick it up and you're halfway home.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.

Everyone hooks up with George Clooney. He's a genuinely cool guy. He's using his powers for good.

You should know the lines, be prepared, get sleep, and have the script analyzed so you're ready to rock and roll.

In our process of spiritual maturity, our faith needs to attain bigger dimensions

A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man.

Trust him not with your secrets, who, when left alone in your room, turns over your papers.

Ray Wilkins' day will come one night

Every night she had fallen asleep dreaming about that kiss, and each kiss after.

Man is a creature of light and air, and I should therefore recommend little or no clothing when training.

Take time off to give to yourself, in a sense to fill yourself up to fullness, to where now you can overflow in giving.

For table-talk, I prefer the pleasant and witty before the learned and the grave; in bed, beauty before goodness.

I think I approach all of my writing in the same way. I mean, it's my job, and I'm committed to it. I don't just float around and wait for some muse to call.

The wind is us-- it gathers and remembers all our voices, then sends them talking and telling through the leaves and the fields.