Political elections are not life and death.

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.

Memory is a sly devil that pretends to wear the cloak of truth, but deceives us both in our youth and our age.

I'm moving to Nevada. Either there or kill myself.

I had my heart set on becoming an English teacher, but stumbled into acting after meeting a theatrical agent in my dad's restaurant in San Diego.

My family is not a distraction. They're the most important thing in my life.

I don't, for the record, have a Tweety Bird fetish.

Even-handed fate Hath but one law for small and great: That ample urn holds all men's names.

The theatre, which is my most comfortable place, unfortunately it's very hard to make a living in.

I want enough time to be in love with everything . . .

One of the great things is, you're never a producer unless you're making a movie.

I've never been involved with anyone who's set out to hurt people, to break legs. It is a bit of a dying art