I remember the special effects people had fun making a little doll that looked like me - which is not so easy - and it had to move along the floor.

The guillotine was most effective and used until fairly recently.

I refused to beat my head against stone, of course.

You know, I always do my best, no matter the quality of the film.

Darkness can inspire light, and light can inspire darkness, its just a difference of distant of these two contrasting forces.

There must be a sense of urgency before anything can ever happen.

Molecular gastronomy is not bad... but without sound, basic culinary technique, it is useless.

I got so anxious sitting in the make-up chair for hours with my face covered. I had my doctor write a prescription for valium. I couldn't have done it without the pill.

Feeling intimidated is a good sign. Writing from a place of safety produces stuff that is at best dull and at worst dishonest.

Currently, not only are Americans taxed on what they earn, but those assets are taxed again when they are passed on to a loved one.

I cannot worship the abstractions of virtue: she only charms me when she addresses herself to my heart, speaks through the love from which she springs.

If not now, then when ? If not you, then who ?

I am also integration minister and speak with many refugees. When I ask if they came with the goal of living in Greece or Poland, most of them answer "no."

Jerry and I hoped that it would be a popular bestseller.