Innocence: I am only stepping on your face because it lies in my path.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

The mind becomes much more beautiful, when man could see his own weaknesses.

Block of wood, gives you a big bunch of paper, but it doesn't make it worthy as a piece of mind on single paper.

The Devil made me do it the first time - the second time I done it on my own

Television is a triumph of equipment over people.

Life is what you make of it. There's always fun and laughs right under your nose if you're willing to open your eyes to see it.

Charm is the next best asset after looks and brains - and can almost make up for looks.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment

I think my movie addresses the struggles of communities facing class distinctions, which are timeless. The questions of how we live together and what we do for money are really the stuff of drama.

Selena recorded a song I had written and she left my parts in on the middle eight so it ended up being Selena Gomez featuring Pixie Lott.

I don't read the Sunday papers; or the dailies, either