It's a gamble you take, the risk of alienating an audience. But there's a theory - sometimes it's better to confuse them for five minutes than let them get ahead of you for 10 seconds.

My older sister was at the cusp of new wave, and I had older brothers from my father's first marriage who were rock 'n' roll guys, so I was exposed to a lot of popular culture.

Screenwriting is like ironing. You move forward a little bit and go back and smooth things out.

I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.

Acting is the hardest job in the entire world. By far. Harder than ditch digging.

My dad was this sort of avant-garde guy who did all kinds of weird things. He was a true original and anybody who met him never forgot him.

I am always looking for that nuance, that moment of truth, and you can't really do that fast.

My writing has a lot to do with who I am, and what my life is like, and my relationships to people.

You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe movie, knowing you're not exactly who you want to be.

Film school is a complete con, because the information is there if you want it.

There’s a lot for screenwriters to steal from songwriters, in terms of getting to the point.

You are a perfect woman, a magical blend of beauty, intelligence, and spirit. Without you, my life is nothing.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it.

If we added up the killed and wounded from the Democrat wars in this country, it would be about 1.6 million Americans.

As the primary end of History is to record truth, impartiality, fidelity and accuracy are the fundamental qualities of an Historian.

The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards.

I think dieting is bad for you.

But you'd sell your soul for it, wouldn't you? For one day of feeling beautiful.

Solutions to problems often depend upon how they're defined.

Old pond, frog jumps in - plop.

Reading about myself on Perez Hilton was kind of the weirdest thing ever.