writing about a writer's block is better than not writing at all

I often carry things to read so that I will not have to look at the people.

not writing is not good but trying to write when you can't is worse.

people see so many movies that when they finally see one not so bad as the others, they think it's great. an Academy Award means that you don't stink quite as much as your cousin.

great books are the ones we need

well, death says, as he walks by, I'm going to get you anyhow no matter what you've been: writer, cab-driver, pimp, butcher, sky-diver, I'm going to get you

I could read the great books but the great books don't interest me.

I tell you such fine music waits in the shadows of hell.

of one hundred movies there's one that is fair, one that's good and ninety eight that are very bad. most movies start badly and steadily get worse

animals never worry about Heaven or Hell. neither do I. maybe that's why we get along

I was so thin I could slice bread with my shoulderblades, only I seldom had bread

It is awareness of both our shared pain and our longing for happiness that links us to other people and helps us to turn toward them with compassion.

It's not my responsibility to be beautiful. I'm not alive for that purpose. My existence is not about how desirable you find me.

Give us a genuine Christianity that may provoke persecution, but will not provoke contempt.

The quivering flesh, though torture-torn, may live, but souls, once deeply wounded, heal no more.

I think at the age I'm at, it's really hard for a film career, and I'm at a point in my life where I thought it would be a good idea to be a part of a good show and to be able to finish school.

Everybody gets inspired. We all have these moments. It just depends on whether you've got the ability to seize it.

It's so amazing. I mean talk about sexuality changing.

I don't go by trends. I wear what I am comfortable in and what suits me. It is never about what is 'in' and what is 'out'. My personal sense of style spells 'comfort'.

Flowers flourish when they're watered, and shrivel up when they're not. People are no different. The best leaders are the ones who look for the best in people.

It is better to do your own duty badly than to perfectly do an others; when you do your duty, you are naturally free from sin.