By the way, intelligence to me isn't just being book-smart or having a college degree; it's trusting your gut instincts, being intuitive, thinking ou….

If you put in the time, you’ll see the rewards..

Valerie Martin was my mentor in college and she liked fiction that said something. That made it essential to have something to say. This seems obviou….

I'm a perfectly equipped failure..

The only thing that kept me out of college was high school..

My parents, neither one of them went to college. That wasn't available to them. But, you know, we had a wonderful life. You know, it - you know, we l….

I don't really take myself very seriously..

I have no knowledge of anything..

There's something Vichy about the French..

I love a good non sequitur..

A man who cannot think is not an educated man however many college degrees he may have acquired..

Those who talk loudly are rarely listened to..

Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all..

Beauty is the arrowhead of evangelization..

Oh, I don't talk about God..

Wear the outfit; don't let the outfit wear you..

How weightless/ words are when nothing will do..

After all, we are nothing more or less than we choose to reveal..

I painted sets before I ever performed..

I am not an African. I am an American..

Compete with yourself, not with others..