I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.

Good luck needs no explanation.

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.

You've got to S-M-I-L-ETo be H-A-Double-P-Y

When I was fourteen I was the oldest I ever was. ... I've been getting younger ever since.

One has to handle these negative experiences alone. You can't get help from your friends or family. You're finally alone with it and you have to come to grips with misfortune and go on.

Writers are a superior breed. No one else can face so much rejection and still thrive.

Conservatives unwittingly side with the social forces that contribute to the destruction of traditional values.

A man of great common sense and good taste - meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.

When you're on a film and you're doubting something, it's usually because you don't think the audience is going to like it.

Politics is the means by which the will of the few becomes the will of the many.

One of the saddest things about US education is that the wisdom of our most successful teachers is lost to the profession when they retire.

I love collecting guitars, even though I can't play well. My favourite guitarists are Richie Blackmore, Jimmy Paige, and John Mayer.

You can only jump so far until you break your leg. You can only land so hard until something explodes.

And the name of the one shall be Fearfulness. And the name of the other shall be Arrogance... Well, clearly you are not Fearfulness, so I suppose you must be Arrogance.' This was not very polite.

I'm kind of the funny guy that hopefully kind of wins your heart if I did my job.