Just smile at what has gone by

There is something very cheerful and courageous in the setting-out of a child on a journey of speech with so small baggage and with so much confidence.

I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.

There's a few people who I've accumulated over the years who I really trust to show a first cut to and to be helpful rather than unhelpful.

Think thoughts that make you happy. Do things that make you feel good. Be with people who make you feel good. Eat things that make your body feel good. Go at a pace that makes you feel good.

Big Government is erecting a panopticon state - one that sees everything, and regulates everything. It’s great “customer service,” except that you can never get out of the store.

Peter Bogdanovich is a good friend.

I love dabbling in different genres, and I like being good at different genres of cinema.

The monsters demand less of you as a writer because they're probably closer to who you are.

She put out her hand and touched his forearm, as she would have touched some piece of porcelain or sculpture, just for the sheer animal pleasure of feeling its shape and curve beneath her fingertips.

To face despair and not give in to it, that's courage.