Life without kids is like a camera without film.

There is a divine moment in our lives when we all become one. It's called procreation, and it is reborn, continually and forever.

My favorite thing is to be alone in a room with a blank paper in front of me and the time to fill it.

A stage play requires very different craft from a book, fiction or otherwise, and ditto from a screenplay.

It helps to be able to be alone. 'Cuz writing is done alone, unless you collaborate, but I don't do that. Ask my ex-wife.

I am very abnormal... But it wasnt very long ago that I wasnt so abnormal. I was very normal and headed for a lifetime of paying medical bills as proof of my normalcy.

America is terrified of the passage of time. Prozac Nation. Land of Face Lifts.

It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.

Children who cling to parents or who don't want to leave home are stunted in their emotional, psychological growth.

Change is good. And in fact unavoidable.

...youth looks good in anything

What the advertisements are telling us on TV is not the truth. Life is not about comfort.

What's a Sun-Dial in the shade?

People need to realize bullying has just as much of an impact online because words are so cutting and difficult to deal with.

I don't give much credence to "The Washington Post" polls.

You can get to everywhere from almost anywhere.

I was happy, I wasnt beaten, and I lacked nothing. But it wasnt what people expect - it was very much sort of pinching and scraping. I dont know how my mother did it.

There is more honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.

I felt white, drained of blood, cared for, purified. Peaceful.

Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person.