Reagan understood an important distinction that (Lyndon) Johnson never grasped: being in control and being successful aren't always the same thing.

For him (LBJ) food was not an indulgence but and intoxicant, an object he reached for to fill a gaping void, one he could never fill up.

A knock down has never been a knockout unless you allow it.

The student must be humbled to be trained by the teacher.

In politics, Bugs Bunny always beats Daffy Duck. Daffy's always going berserk, jumping up and down, yelling. Bugs's got that sly smile, like he always knows what's up, like nothing can ruffle him.

If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased".

Do your little bit of good where you are.

Fruit... it's just God showing off. "Look at all the colours I know!"

I'm responsive to my public, but I also follow my heart.

I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.

When Kubrick decided to go the black comedy route with his movie, he thought of me to give it that flavor.

There are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others.