I think that in today's world the right to privacy and freedom of the press are set on a collision course.

I wouldn't go back on my old days, though; everybody needs to have their wild years. It's just a question of when and I'd rather have had them early than be doing it as a mid-life crisis type thing.

Can someone explain the vitriol whenever Ayn Rand comes up? 'Atlas' is the greatest motivator for the individual that I can imagine.

Sampling, statisticians have told us, is a much more effective way of getting a good census.

I was sick of playing high-school kids. I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China.

The '80s were about trying to establish myself as an actor with a career. And being a teenager enjoying the fruits of being successful with lots of what I think is appropriate for that age.

Be funny whenever possible, even if some people don't get it.

We always reminisce about how everyone tried to get Diane Lane's attention, to very little success.

Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself.

People have a responsibility, especially with today's media, to read between the lines.

Fake confidence on the outside often trumps truthful turmoil on the inside.

A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood

Science without Philosophy leads to chaos. Philosophy without Science leads to nowhere. Only together they can construct a better world.

Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.

Windows 95 was a nice milestone.

Once a man has some money, peace begins to sound good to him.

I'm fairly out of the loop when it comes to pop culture.

Do not be astonished at anything, even happiness.

Everything comes in useful once in a hundred years.

Retirement can and will be a glorious time in your life. You'll love the freedom and ability to try new things. It's a new phase of life; a chance to be a beginner again.

Bad cooking is responsible for more trouble at sea than all other things put together.