Memory is the personal journalism of the soul.

The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective.

That common cold of the male psyche, fear of commitment.

He who does not like you will defame you in jest.

Luck always favors the comely.

A movie star is not an artist, he is an art object.

There is a limbo of the lost through which American males of a certain age and status almost inevitably must pass these days.

People say to me, 'Has being a woman helped or hindered your career?' And the answer is yes.

Your charming smile makes me travel to the realm of the stars.

...if it comes to a choice between regulated studies on a few animals and a treatment for an incurable disease... most people reluctantly make the same choice.

Why would I want to join an organization that would encourage people like myself to become members.

I don't understand how women can manage to get back in shape with a new baby and a job.

It's not often that I get to remember and use phrases like "on out my farm" or "powerful ugly" in modern scripts.

I'm an eternal optimist with a small degree of cynicism.

I have been absolutely hag-ridden with ambition. If I could wish to have anything in the world it would be to be free of ambition.

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap, and none sober where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage

If I ever do anything, it actually might be some fantasy elf thing or even some cute, funny thing. Just to do something a little bit out of the ordinary. I've done my superhero gig.