I can only say that whatever my life and work have been, I'm not envious of anyone-and this is my biggest satisfaction.
I was very surprised when I heard that I had been chosen to receive the James Cardinal Gibbons Award.
With Clinton, there's no question that I would have made fun of his out-and-out lying. But he's also a good friend.
I do think you feel a little bit like you are preying on people's lives.
I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers.
Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
It makes me so angry - there's enough food in the world but people are starving. It's all political.
You can't pretend to be a Sharon Stone or a Marilyn Monroe. You really can't fake that.
Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own.
She looked as if she had been poured into her clothes and had forgotten to say "when."
Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority.
Iraq is part of a legitimate American effort not to have democracy everywhere but to have democracy somewhere.
It's easy to maintain your integrity when no one is offering to buy it out.
A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn.
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
You don't have to hold on to the pain, to hold on to the memory.
You can't copy anybody and end with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling.
Is life worth living? This is a question for an embryo not for a man.
I am blessed to be able to work at a job I love and also give back in the most vital way - to people in need.
I got in touch with my agent and told him I wanted to start going out on things again.