The one thing I worry about with that is whether or not we're edgy enough for the young kids. You know, does a 20-year-old like the fact that he can play it for his dad? Is that cool?

That's happened a couple times: Billy Joel. It was just, "You sound like Billy Joel." And I get really upset about that. No offense to that guy, but it's not for me.

Sorry excuses for hunters and friends. Both of us.

Take time as it comes, the wind as it blows, woman as she is.

As soon as you talk about something that hasn't happened yet, it's bad luck.

Work a great deal at evening effects, lamplight, candlelight, etc. The intriguing thing is not to show the source of the light but the effect of the lighting.

You can teach someone who cares to write columns, but you can’t teach someone who writes columns to care.

Lord Of The Rings fandom was massive, worldwide, entrenched. Generally it had been part of the fans' life all their life, because they had it read to them as children; they'd become Tolkien students.

It was his optimism that Freud bequeathed to America and it was the optimism of our youthfulness, our freedom from the sterner, sadder tradition of Europe which enabled us to seize his gift.

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy.

People think I should be a success, but I'm afraid of it.

My life is proof that no matter what situation you're in, as long as you have a supportive family, you can achieve anything.