Wine is a clog to the pen, not an inspiration.

The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.

If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

Never regret anything that made you smile.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.

Being born, especially being born a person of color, is a political act in itself.

Be boring. (It’s the only way to get work done.)

I'm in control of my life, not anyone in Hollywood.

One comprehends oneself in order not to be preoccupied with oneself.

A good idea has self-expanding qualities. It stimulates those who see it to add to it.

It was there that, through a mutual friend, I met John Waters - proving what I've always said: you meet the best people on field trips.

I know that I'm here - I believe that I'm here for a purpose. I believe in forces of fate.

Martin Campbell is a director who has that ability to marshal so many forces together and create a film.

The worst thing you can do is end up with a network show on cable or end up with a cable show on network.

When you're singing you can hear the echo of people in the audience singing every single word with you, and that was that big dream that I had for myself. It's happening.