What's often not acknowledged about depression is how much anger is in it.

I think it's too easy to recount your unhappy memories when you write about yourself. You bask in your own innocence. You revere your grief. You arrange your angers at their most becoming angles.

Noir is a court of human relations, and some crimes are beyond legal restitution.

Faith is life.

Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: routine.

There is a lot going on in high schools, and I think what we portray is fairly accurate

Some [soccer] players suffer four or five fatal injuries per game. That's how tough they are.

Love ever your neighbour as yourselves - but first be such as love themselves.

I believe we're making really good progress in Iraq.

The first Van Halen album makes Johnny Rotten out to be what he really was and still is: a hairdresser.

No matter how wild reality was obviously often being, it was an absolutely secure place, as a tone and intelligence, and a thing happening.

My favorite dish is tandoori chicken.

I didn't want to be seen as just a guy on a list. I'm interested in good scripts, scripts that are about something, scripts that move your acting along.