My Dad was so open creatively that I was off in search of black turtleneck bathing suits with long sleeves.

I spent most of my life locked in my bedroom, miserable about my raging acne.

It occurred to me, when I was old enough to make rules of my own, that they should be fair and simple.

How strange, when your father's wearing women's clothes and platform shoes, that a pair of loafers looks incredible.

I had a friend whose family had dinner together. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast in the morning. They even had a spare bike for a friend. It just seemed so amazing to me.

I made enough money to buy a house. That's crazy, but fame proved ephemeral.

Everyone has flaws. It's a matter of finding the ones you can live with.

The idea of licking stamps seemed great fun for me.

I didn't have any concept of age or authority. I remember realising, Oh, the world has rules and we don't.

I think I have a dark view of the world. I have to make everything funny, otherwise it all seems so sad.

I have a tree man coming to trim the jacaranda in my front garden.

If your dream is a big dream, and if you want your life to work on the high level that you say you do, there's no way around doing the work it takes to get you there.

PLEBEIAN, n. An ancient Roman who in the blood of his country stained nothing but his hands. Distinguished from the Patrician, who was a saturated solution.

I am, of course, delighted but there was never any doubt about Sol staying.

My dream had always just been to do my work well, fall in love and build a life for myself.

I find it more enjoyable investing time doing what pleases me, rather than wasting precious time attempting to please everyone else.

By 'scientifiction' I mean the Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Edgar Allan Poe type of story-a charming romance intermingled with scientific fact and prophetic vision

He's gonna be fine," I confirmed. Can we see him?" Iggy asked. Ig, I hate to break it to you, but you're blind.

I am not an encore, not a pudding, I am the main dish.

Character alone will have real effect on the masses.

I have no sentiments for nationality or for soil. But I grew up in Israel, so those things are in my blood, and I want to be part of Israeli culture.