The goal for me in business is to work on things I want to work on, and be as successful as I can, without achieving any sort of attention or fame. That would be the best. That would be ideal.

The whole family is tight. We all really love each other.

Good things come to obsessive compulsives who fixate.

The divorce was rough on all of us. I don't blame Hollywood for my family's problems. But having all of it reported in the press made it more of an ordeal.

I think people are going to keep asking me about Macaulay. Some things change and some things don't.

I shut up and keep my ears and eyes open.

When I worked on Altar Boys, they wanted to see us having fun. The four of us would have fun on set and steal each other's lines, and mess with the director.

I dont know how long Ill be trick or treating. Maybe Ill be 80 years old and still trick or treating.

I see Igby as my first movie as an adult, and it's a big deal for me because I really, really like the film.

Igby was a really good opportunity for me to grow up. The cast was great.

Watching a good actor is the best way to learn.

Pour alcohol on a bundle of nerves and it generally turns into a can of worms.

People have to realize that dieting is not a sprint, it's a marathon. If you celebrate the small victories, you will eventually win the war.

Properly speaking, history is nothing but the crimes and misfortunes of the human race.

Every creature in the world is like a book and a picture and a mirror for us

Disarmament by war and democracy by occupation are difficult prospects.

When you get to the extremes there is, sometimes, just the need where you have to stand up.

If you give up, then you can never win again. Giving up is not an option. You cannot give up on anything.

Why did I laugh at his sorry, bedraggled appearance? Because ridiculousness made a repellant situation more bearable.

Maybe those nihilist philosophers are right; maybe this is all we can expect of the universe, a relentless crushing of life and spirit, because the equilibrium state of the cosmos is death.

The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.