I think I spent my whole childhood diving out of haylofts with my BB gun and coming out shooting.

When you're in Los Angeles, everybody you meet is writing a movie, and they want you to be in it. Every cab driver is writing a movie!

I don't get a chance to be funny on camera as often as I would like.

I guess I would model myself after the Bill Condons, the Frank Darabonts and the David Nutters if I were to direct a feature, which I would love to do, by the way.

Well, I'm a history buff, anyway. I love learning about different periods, especially in American history. I'm a fan.

When a writer's heart is filled with the music of her soul, her words sing.

You shouldn’t have done that, Dave.

Rain clouds come floating in, not to muddy my days ahead, but to make me calm, happy and hopeful.

When one has success, the answer is not to undo that success. It is to continue what has been done.

I was going to talk about Nicholas Parsons' ignorance, but 18 seconds would be a wholly insufficient time.

When you're an actress, there are only a few times you can really get paid. One of them is doing a sequel. They can't fake you or hire another actor to play you.

Strong leadership demands more than the willingness to use force. It means directing the use of the right tools at the right time for the right purpose and the right cause.

The rule of the Morrell family was over, and Richard owned a used-car lot and Monica worked at a nail salon, until one day she got run over by a bus. Very sad.

Hope is not a strategy.

If you are not a psychiatrist, stay away from idiots. They are too stupid to pay a layman for his company.