The philosophy of hedonism means little to lovers of pleasure. They have no inclination to read philosophy, or to write it.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

Silence is the song of eternity

Oh I don't know, ' he said. 'But maybe, maybe love should be a kind of journey

I feel very, very blessed.

I lived for 10 years in Los Angeles, and the one element that surpasses everything else - that you are very conscious of - is fear. You can smell it.

Everybody puts importance in money on a film set.

There were days when Keanu was looking a little green from the amount of cigarettes we were having him smoke.

She's a devil, she's an angel, she's a woman, she's a child. She's a heartache when she leaves you, but she'll leave you with a smile.

The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.

The strange thing is I never thought I'd do films.

Sarcastic people tend to be marshmallows underneath the armor