I don't know how it is with other writers, but most of the time when I finish [reading] a story or novel, I may be pleased, I may even be impressed, ….

Conversations about films are always funny. I would say a majority of people want to talk about what were the more obvious successes; the big box off….

Look, if you think your need to complain is more important than the lives of the people that are counting on us, go whine somewhere else!.

I've been to a lot of school and read a lot of thick books, but at my very core there's a made-for-TV-movie mentality I don't think i will ever shake..

I don't like those men who claim that their wife is their best friend. . . . I think spouses should tolerate each other and occasionally have sex..

Now you know you're going to have to play music for the label, you know you're going to have to get an opinion from the manager. Now, I'm so much mor….

Grace is something that comes to us when we somehow find ourselves completely available, when we become openhearted and open-minded, and are willing ….

I think comedy evolves constantly. I reinvent myself all the time. I always find a way to entertain myself because I truly believe you have to entert….

If you think you are working hard, you can work harder. If you think you are doing enough, there is more that you can do. No one really ever exhausts….

I think being able to really fall in love with someone is the craziest thing that could ever happen. You know, allowing yourself to really go there a….

I don't think there is any coach more sophisticated than me any more....

Think beyond your lifetime, if you want to do something truly great..

You don't need the frills and thrills to make something amazing. I think that's what inspires me with the blues..

I think our legal system needs to be developed. Cases of citizens who are detained and then have to wait much too long for a trial - that is scary, f….

Frequently you have a clash between the more sterile letter of the law and the justice that underlies it, and I think one of the things I've been try….

Ultimately, I think people are so hopeful for having some joy in life that is really hard to find. You can't make a living, and the idea of doing one….

Sometimes I think we'd all be better off if the people who mean well would just creep away and die..

Investors want to know how exposed a business is to climate change. The physical risks to Tesco are clear, but could be far-reaching. Freak weather i….

Teaching is all armchair. I learn about writing by writing and thinking about what I've written and throwing it away..

You're an animal, you live, maybe this one time is your lifetime - go there. Who cares what somebody else thinks?.

I'm very wary about giving advice. I think it's very dangerous to give advice to people, except if you know them very well..