Every accepted public quote

“L.A., it's nice, but I think of sunshine and people on rollerblades eating sushi. New York, I think of nighttime, I think of Times Square and Broadway and nightlife and the city that never s...”

“As an actor, you're lucky if you get a month before a project starts. There are times when you get a day before a project starts. So to be able to really sit and inhabit that mind and the st...”

“Asher means 'happy and blessed' which embodies my eldest. Caleb means 'stubborn and tenacious dog' and I can't even tell you how much that is my little boy! It was a useful warning.”

“I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.”

“I think people now - you know, a lot of athletes have come out and said, I would definitely accept, you know, a gay male athlete in the locker room and on my team.”

“Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.”

“Water is sacred to all Human Beings. If you do not have water, you cannot have life. I always remember to honor and pour the water because it is traditional.”

“I'm interested in memory because it's a filter through which we see our lives, and because it's foggy and obscure, the opportunities for self-deception are there. In the end, as a writer, I'...”

“I am sure if you went back to the days of 'My Fair Lady,' they would have had one public dress rehearsal, and that is it. And in a way, I would like to go back to that. Now you have people t...”

“Boys don't make passes at female smart asses.”

“When I look at President Obama, I see a leader with a cool head, a caring heart and an open mind, a president who has demonstrated through his demeanor and through his deeds that he is uniqu...”

“I used to be obsessed with Johnny Depp. I never thought of him as this normal guy. I just always imagined him as someone who lives in a far-off land and doesn't even exist.”

“I've worked with Lars von Trier on many films, and there's always a female character that's like an open wound - everything just pours out of this person.”

“I like the anonymity that directors can have about their films.”

“When dealing with love and relationship. Hurting and betraying a great woman can lead you to a painful life of regret.”

“Connected with the fall of Satan is his lameness. The devil is represented in art and in legion as limping on one foot; this was occasioned by his having broken his leg in his fall.”

“I don't mind people looking at me. That's never bothered me. I don't want them looking at me in my house; now that would bother me.”

“I was possessed with a wonderful example of my Italian American family. They would come over and join us every Sunday, all my aunts and uncles and nephews and nieces, and I would sing for th...”

“I train in the mornings, and I'll eat two breakfasts. I'll have waffles with flax seed and almond butter and one egg scrambled. Then I'll work out and have a second breakfast - another egg o...”

“I think I'll always live in Fort Worth. It's great that I can now go anywhere I want to play music, but I love coming back here. I can roll down the streets and just reminisce.”

“The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.”

“It is certain that at certain times talent entirely overcomes thought or poetry.”

“The invention of basketball was not an accident. It was developed to meet a need. Those boys simply would not play 'Drop the Handkerchief.'”

“Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they're able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they're praised.”

“Once in Persia reigned a king Who upon his signet ring Graved a maxim true and wise, Which if held before the eyes Gave him counsel at a glance Fit for every change and chance. Solemn words,...”

“My Judaism has always been a great pride with me.”

“I love working on films and I'd love to do some interesting work, but if somebody asked me, 'Would you like 'Human Target' to continue to be picked up?' The answer is 'Absolutely!' I love wo...”

“On many issues, empathy can pull us in the wrong direction. The outrage that comes from adopting the perspective of a victim can drive an appetite for retribution.”

“Writing plays supplied for me everything that painting didn't, which is the ability to tell stories in real time, in a real space, in three dimensions, in flesh and blood. I realized I had b...”

“I love music of all kinds, but there's no greater music than the sound of my grandchildren laughing; my kids, too.”

“I am a bit of a hopeless romantic. I really do have a faith and a belief in love, and when I love, I love hard.”

“The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever.”

“You have to be able to recognize defenses on your own in pro football. You can't look to the sideline and read some board. You've got to recognize the defense on your own, and then you've go...”

“When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence.”

“I'm a proud mainstream musician, but having said that, I do firmly believe there's more to musical talent in India than just Bollywood.”

“All records are riddles, and whatever you may want people to think it's about, it may just be throwing them off. And you don't want it to get in the way of what someone else's understanding...”

“God, I hope I wear this jersey forever.”

“I've talked to several who have been approached for short- or long-term duty in the Trump administration. The evidence of the work environment that mounts with each passing day makes them hi...”

“A lot of gay men have a lot of sex. That's what we do. But I've stopped all that-the revolving door into my bedroom. Promiscuity. That was of its day, really.”

“Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously.”

“I don't know if high society is different in other cities, but in Hollywood, important people can't stand to be invited someplace that isn't full of other important people. They don't mind a...”

“Erdogan's persecution of his people is not simply a domestic matter. The ongoing pursuit of civil society, journalists, academics and Kurds in Turkey is threatening the long-term stability o...”

“People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew.”

“I start each collection thinking how I can refresh my classics.”

“Politicians know that structural reforms - to increase competition, foster innovation, and drive institutional change - are the way to tackle structural impediments to growth. But they know...”

“I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.”

“The age of some women is like the speedometer on a used car - you know it's set back, but you don't know how far.”

“Neoconservatism is not what people think it is. It is not a party or a group. Many people popularly seen as neocons - Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld - are no such thing. Most neoconservatives...”