That's the joy of art - it should be dangerous and challenging but it's just art - it's safe.

Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.

I saw the horizon. It's out there. And though I may not ever be able to touch it, it's worth reaching for.

Postman is a media analyst and his theory is that television doesn't influence our culture, but that it is our culture and the presidency and anything that relies on television.

There is no normal life, there's just life. You live it.

I respect people who can do both careers, like Will Smith and a couple of other people who have done it, but I just don't know when they sleep.

I don't make any pretense about being normal. I'm not.

I'm very wary of news on television.

Give me the compliments. I love compliments. I was born modest, but it wore off.

Without deadlines and restrictions I just tend to become preoccupied with other things.

Warren Beatty once told me that if someone's really stuck on you, find them their next boyfriend. But I could never do that.

Marriage is a blast. Like a bomb.

My favourite book is the Holy Bible.

I find there are usually no extremes in relationships, even friendship. One is not always right or never wrong.

Every cell in your body is eavesdropping on your thoughts.

And I dream that something's coming And it's not just in the wind It's more than just tomorrow It's more than where we've been It offers me a promise It's telling me, begin!

Hey, look at this guy Kenny G. with his thing, walking up and down the aisles of the concert hall and running off the stage and playing the same time. It's old hat!

Tony Black is the Tom Waits of Crime Fiction, yes, that good.

I had a nice time over Christmas. I watched EastEnders - blimey, that makes my job look easy!

I look into my heart and see the abyss looking back at me.' 'I won't let you fall.

I think the human race needs to think about killing. How much evil must we do to do good?