It's impossible not to be taken in by the spectacle of oneself, which is the biggest sin of the culture right now.

- Michael Tolkin

One of the things I learned from my father, and it did not serve me well at all, was that he was a successful writer, he earned a living. And it was …

- Michael Tolkin

I've yet to meet a writer who could change water into wine, and we have a tendency to treat them like that.

- Michael Tolkin

I was thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we can just get rid of these actors and direct…

- Michael Tolkin

I went to Spago once, eight years ago. I had just closed a deal. I thought it would be fun to go to Spago and it wasn't. I got a bad table and nobody…

- Michael Tolkin

Come to think of it, Pasadena's as good a place to die as any.

- Michael Tolkin

On one level, nothing's really changed in my life. I still drive my daughter in the car pool on Monday. But it's impossible not to be aware of this r…

- Michael Tolkin