The hurdles have taught me that if you work really, really hard at perfecting the little things in your life, the big picture will come together.

When I began to wait to live I really began to wait to die.

Hollywood's a very weird place. I think there's less of everything except for attitude.

The major motivation theories by which most men live can lead them only to depression and cynicism.

I'm prepared to forget about money if it affects my creativity because, remember, I started off with nothing. And I can do that again.

I've always believed the lies we use to make our fictions reveal the truth with far more honesty than any history or herstory or life story.

People say I make strange choices, but they're not strange for me. My sickness is that I'm fascinated by human behavior, by what's underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.

Gratitude is not a fair weather virtue. True gratitude means appreciating your life no matter what the storms may bring. Is simply being alive gift enough for you to feel grateful?

Jamie: "I didn't want anybody to be weird around me." Landon: "Including me?" Jamie: "Especially you! You know, I was getting along with everything fine. I accepted it, and then you happened!"

I talk about very serious human affairs but with a lightness of heart.

Audience response to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. back in the '60s - well, I was frankly surprised by the show's success and the attendant publicity for David and myself.