I wished I stayed at the movies, where I could have at least had some popcorn with my drama.
Each artist or writer who works in Venice comes to believe that the city yields its most special secret to him or her alone.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
Art keeps one young, I think, because it keeps one perpetually a beginner, perpetually a child.
When a monk complained about the world's evil, the Buddha stretched his hand toward the Earth: "on this Earth I attained Liberation.
You are far too smart to be the only thing standing in your way.
I love everything about the Christmas season.
I don't like television and movies where it's like, "Well, that was entertaining, but when I think back on it, that didn't really make sense and it's empty. " That's like junk food, to me.