I love stories that frame that: This is what life is about - you don't have a clue.

I could not flourish in the Hollywood system because the first thing spoken about is "What genre is it?" and "Who's it for?" It's a very strange question to me; it's for human beings.

We're all ordinary in a way. We can all be hurt. We can all be unbalanced. We all have feelings. Life can treat us harshly, even shockingly sometimes.

The play is a very simple idea really; someone needs some support and consolation, and she finds a place where she gets it.

I guess Im attracted and repelled by isolation. It scares me. And its why I tend to write about older characters, too, because for them the stakes are somewhat higher.

Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God, what was I thinking?" and then you can rearrange it.

I think Catholicism took root very quickly in Ireland because it's a very superstitious religion, the holy ghost, the holy spirit, it has a goddess, very visual, the music.

We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile.

I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.

I have a theory about Ireland, being at the edge of Europe. For 1,000 years, people didnt know what was beyond. But we thought about it - a lot. And that beyond became internalized in our psyche.

If I wasn't plagued by needing to write things, that would perhaps be a blessing.

The author emphasizes the importance of self-forgetfulness when his statistics were marred by a bad outing. He forgot all of that outing to such an extent that he quipped, "What was my name?

The American Dream is independence and being able to create that dream for yourself.

If u come to Sri Lanka you will find that DHONI has more fans than any other Srilankan player.

What matters is how well we have loved, and what small part we have played in making the lives around us better.

slowly the pale dew-beads of light lapped up from flowers can thicken, darken to gold: honey of the human.

Growing up, I was in love with Jennifer Aniston from Friends.

What makes women happy? Nothing, for more than ten minutes at a time, so stop worrying.

The ideals and principles for which Martin Luther King Jr. fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago.

If you're gonna get mad at me every time I do something stupid, then I guess I'll just have to stop doing stupid things.

I don't look at myself as a leader. I do look at myself as part of a community.