People aren't grapes - you can't weigh them in a bunch, but I guess it's easier than dealing with people as individuals.

About all you can do in life is be who you are. Some people will love you for you. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won't like you at all.

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.

Normal is the average of deviance.

You sell a screenplay like you sell a car. If someone drives it off a cliff, that's it.

One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.

Leroy bet me I couldn't find a pot of gold at the end, and I told him that was a stupid bet because the rainbow was enough.

I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.

While the angels, all pallid and wan, Uprising, unveiling, affirm That the play is the tragedy, "Man", And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

When I got [my] library card, that was when my life began.

As long as you are standing, give a hand to those who have fallen.

This is the power of a kiss: It does not have the power to kill you. But it has the power to bring you to life.

There's no use fussing on a boy who doesn't have any ability.

Leaving American disaster victims to languish is morally reprehensible and un-American.

Drunk all the time, feeling fine on elderberry wine.

My father is Jaime Rodriguez from San Antonio, Texas, and I've got one whole half of my family that's Mexican through and through.

A true leader is not someone who feels fully informed but someone who continuously receives insight and guidance.

Orchidbreathing incense into butterfly's wings

[This kind of strange mythology about me.] I've pulled a huge steamboat over a mountain; I've done a feature film with all the actors acting under hypnosis - things that are very unusual.