I think there's value in experience and observations that link past to present.

There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon that.

The prediction that glaciers will be gone from Glacier National Park has been moved up by 10 years to 2020, the same year it's predicted the Arctic Sea will be ice-free in the summer.

I think I'm so old I'm in. We call it the 'Tony Bennett Syndrome.' For some reason, young people think I'm cool.

The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, which is lower. So you cannot do that.

You need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo.

I never wanted to retire. I wanted to kind of shift my work pattern so I could stay fresh and invigorated, and use the experience that I had gained in 30 years, but in a slightly different direction.

If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it.

My personal philosophy is I'm running a 100-yard dash, and I haven't reached the end.

Why die on Mars when you can live in South Dakota? South Dakota, you can live here.

In L.A., everyone is competing for the next job, and in New York, it's pretty much the same thing: competing for a better job.

Romantic love is an addiction.

If you're hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time.

I write articles, and I do profiles of members of organizations and associations.

How do we know for sure that no two snowflakes are the same - we haven't got anybody watching.

Artemis: Holly, how did you find me? Holly: Oh, I saw a huge explosion and wondered: now, who could that be?

Higher aims are in themselves more valuable, even if unfulfilled, than lower ones quite attained.

Yes, I have loved, Ms. Lane, and although it's none of your business, I have lost. Many things.

And if you are somebody who needs to get a pat on the back for everything that you do, editorial is not for you.

It's always fun to get to do independent film because I believe that that's the life blood of film. It's about writers and directors who truly have their own vision, and that's hard.

Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids, and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.