I tried to make a distinct point that I wasn't retiring - that I was moving on.

I think theres a little bit of sizzling here. Honestly, I can feel it. The ions are flying back and forth.

What can I say? Librarians rule.

You get a taste here in New Orleans that you don't get anywhere else in the country.

The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee.

Anderson Cooper every night dreams about getting my job permanently really.

More people should use their library.

I plan on getting out there and mixing with the crowd. I want to show everyone what happens in Times Square not from a distance, but from right there in the crowd.

I had my years of struggling. Some of my shows failed miserably, and I was upset by it and it dented my confidence. But I never stopped. I kept going for it.

When are four women ever happy for another woman getting something they'd love to have? Tell me that.

What's so wonderful about being 6'3. What is this mythical edge tall men have over average and short men?

Lawyers are lubricants are complicated social intercourse.

Teaching is the greatest act of optimism.

Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

purple does something strange to me

You could never predict what would happen. There was an element of destiny in everything that one could never account for.

You've got to be taught to hate and fear.

The more I learn about God, the more aware I become of what I don’t know about him.

With 'Brick,' I wrote the script when I was 23 and didn't make the movie until I was 30.

For instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I see before me, I make more arbitrary use of colour to express myself more forcefully.

I have pursued her, as love hath pursued me