I make my own limits which are drawn according to my own taste.

A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.

All my knowledge comes from research.

A lot of my stories are inspired by Japanese folklore or literature or movies: I've done stories based on Kabuki and Noh plays, and on Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' movies.

I contemplate the bones for a while then turn away. I have work to do. Next year I will have an odako that is bigger, grander, more beautiful than anyone has ever seen. Next year.

It is sad that unless you are born a god, your life, from its very beginning, is a mystery to you.

What we believe is a matter of choice provided we have control over our thoughts. It’s no less than living in bliss with each passing moment when you can see your thoughts flowing in apt directions.

The Patients' Bill of Rights is necessary to guarantee that health care will be available for those who are paying for insurance. It's a part of the overall health care picture.

We consider ourselves the luckiest fans on the face of the Earth.

Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss.

I really wanted to go onstage. Not movies. But I ended up under contract to Paramount. Now I adore film work.

I am constantly drawing inspiration from everything I see-the places I travel, the people I know and the movies I see.

God can take your most monstrous failures and turn them into triumphs such as you never could imagine.

Mrs Dalloway is always giving parties to cover the silence

It's a matter of how the bullpen looks as to whether Bell goes in there or Crow goes in there. Bell won't be ready for a start for another 10 days.