I was a tourist in a bizarre land. I was home.

...What happens is of little significance compared with the stories we tell ourselves about what happens. Events matter little, only stories of events affect us.

You can say that Lebanese has hundreds of lexemes for family relations. Family to the Lebanese is as snow to the Inuit.

No matter how good a story is, there is more at stake in the telling.

It's better to be one who is told to wait than one who waits to be told.

I'm a very early riser, and I don't like to miss that beautiful early morning light.

If I walked on water, my accusers would say it is because I can't swim.

I really feel vulnerable when I don't have the answer to something. When I feel lack of control, my nerves really kick in.

A long marriage is very unifying, even if it's not ideal, and those old structures must be respected.

I like playin' for an audience the best, though, I think

Acting is an empty and useless profession.

The TV industry works in this crazy system where everybody's trying to get the same actors at the same time.

I find to my astonishment that an unhappy marriage goes on being unhappy when it is over.

I am a total loser, in every aspect of my life. I rarely go out. I have a great family and we spend all our time together. I work hard and play hard with them.