I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.

I have to remind myself constantly to not be antisocial, because I stay to myself a lot. Im a lot more introspective than my characters.

As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where I think everyone can do the job and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard enough.

Some of the craziest people Ive met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people Ive met.

I grew up in Oregon so I grew up around reservations, so I've always kind of had this knowledge. Not a tremendous amount of knowledge, but an outsider's knowledge of what reservation life was like.

Most people don't go to work and beat up a 13-year-old. It's a really freaky thing.

I think I was obsessed with the culture of riding. I got sick of having to date guys who rode motorcycles for me to be on them.

I find that in the science fiction world, you have almost more women fans than male fans and I think it's because there's been such a shortage of strong female characters.

My mom always said, 'Marry someone smarter than yourself, Katee, because No. 1, you're not that smart. And No. 2, then you'll have smart babies.'

If you can ride through Texas with somebody, which is 700 miles of just straight, flat freeway riding, then you can be friends with them forever.

Man is not merely born to make money. But to fulfill is mission.

Some people were just getting on with their lives, chatting, being young. It simply wouldn't do.

The Times is getting more detestable (but that is too weak word) than ever.

What people really want in the theater is fantasy involvement and not reality involvement.

As time goes by the memories of sitting on the edge of a bed and reading aloud with your kid are going to be very meaningful in your own mental scrapbook.

Arbor Day is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes on the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.

Tolerance is the only thing that will enable persons belonging to different religions to live as good neighbours and friends.

my experience as a fiction writer tells me that the deeper I look into myself, the more universal is the experience I find there.

Last time I called shotgun we had rented a limo, so I messed up!