I'm shocked and surprised by people that are shocked and surprised that certain things in life are made up or not as true as you might believe them to be.

I just realized that I never look at a painting and ask, 'Is this painting fictional or non-fictional?' It’s just a painting.

Writing should be like skirts. Long enough to cover what it needs to cover and short enough to maintain interest.

Samuel Clemens isn't Mark Twain. Mark Twain is Mark Twain. He doesn't become the thing until he creates himself.

I have no interest in being a trained ballerina. People should dance how they want to dance. I want to be the funky chicken.

We like something because someone else liked it.

It's like that where these little anecdotes come through, and I guess that's what I like about books like that [He Stopped Loving Her Today]. Fiction now is so experiential.

The things that I have loved have always been those extremes where there has been some kind of apocalypse in the person's life, and they come out unscathed or scathed.

So much of our culture is bought and manufactured - not to say great art can't come out of that. Some art is really amazing that is manufactured and sold, like action movies and stuff.

I guess the things I have always loved are from people who were just being themselves. They were doing these things because they couldn't do it any other way. It was for them.

I think maybe it's my personality. People don't like my face.

Your net worth depends on your added value

Our creator is the King of all kings. Which makes us the royal children of His. So don't ever place yourself beneath or above any human being on earth.

We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death.

When you guest-star, you're usually at the center of the dramatic arc, so that's fun.

There are no real men.

Οur own distrust somewhat justifies the deceit of others.

Well from a personal perspective, quitting drinking is a decision I felt good about.

People invest in your ability to deliver to them a more favorable future.

Just because someone has fancy sneakers doesn't mean they can run faster.

The seven-inch tablets are tweeners: too big to compete with a smartphone, and too small to compete with an iPad.