She had a voice that made Pearl Harbor seem like a lullaby.

You are nothing less than a miracle!

My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket, ' but she let me explore and be creative.

Everyone has a point of view. Some people call it style, but what we're really talking about is the guts of a photograph. When you trust your point of view, that's when you start taking pictures.

My books are written with a strong chronological spine.

Earlier attempts to show that simpler theories always have higher prior probabilities have failed, but there is a restricted circumstance in which the claim is right.

Yours is the energy that makes your world. There are no limitations to the self except those you believe in.

I write songs about fat girls and about men who run off to Mexico.

I think that's just a general English attitude [being abusive]. I did the same thing to famous people.

A film like Hoop Dreams is what the movies are for. It takes us, shakes us, and makes us think in new ways about the world around us. It gives us the impression of having touched life itself.

I think most people have that out-of-body experience when they win the Oscar.