Of course I want to be good, but that may not be to your advantage.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

I can think of no more worthwhile aim than pursuing mastery in this craft while transcending one's own limitations.

Love? ... It's at the heart of every story.

It's healthy to say uncle when your bone's about to break.

I would certainly use my voice to try and avoid anything that undermines confidence, so that parents are using vaccines fully.

The intensity of vision in the artist and of vividness in his creations are the sole tests of his imaginative power.

I admire actors and artists who devote just as much time to their life as they do to their work.

Like all valuable commodities, truth is often counterfeited.

It's pretty rare that I watch a movie now without seeing the script in a way that I hate, where I can see the stage directions and the choices that the actors are making.

I truly understand that there is a lesson in everything that happens to us. So I tried not to spend my time asking "Why did this happen to me?" but trying to figure out why I had chosen this.

Why does everyone talk about the past? All that counts is tomorrow's game.