Writing every book is like a purge; at the end of it one is empty ... like a dry shell on the beach, waiting for the tide to come in again..

I never called a balk in my life. I didn't understand the rule..

I outlived the bastards..

Nothing is put on pause. Everything is still happening. And then as far as just reflecting on what got you to where you are, there aren't very many t….

I don't take things off. I either check things off or I add things..

As an actor - and I say actor, but actress or actor, whatever - I've had to learn to be very open about what I want. I ask for it, even if I may not ….

Discover what you are..

I'm not an actor. I can show up for friends and improvise a little bit, but I'm not an actor..

The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth..

I didn't not perform..

One of the clues that I chased was that Dan Cooper, whoever he was, found an old magazine story called "How to Leave Your Life." And followed the dir….

Nothing is 'just' anything with you.

...it's just as bad to live in a place where what you do see isn't there as it is to live in one where what you don't see is..

I was actually really impressed by how many awkward stories we had, ranging from bad haircuts to one guy told us about being on the beach and he thre….

Meryl Streep is awesome. I really want to work with Emma Stone; she is adorable. Now I want to work with Octavia Spencer, because I met her and she's….

We are being programmed by mental pygmies..

I am service-centric. I always intend to leave places better than I find them..

The sea hath no king but God alone..

I respect religion and will respect any religion..

I'm not hooked on cognac, but I've enjoyed it over the years..

I'll assure you this: I will have nothing to do with politics..