Our media are completely lost in a wilderland of moral equivalence, eagerly prostituting themselves to monsters and terrorists.
I believe I'm growing skeptical of cynicism.
Life is never quite like the brochure.
If Charlie Sheen outlives me, I'm gonna be really pissed.
I'm thinking of writing a children's story about a leaf on a tree who arrogantly insists he's a self-made, independent leaf. Then one day a fierce wind blows him off his branch and to the ground below. As his life slowly ebbs away, he looks up at the magnificent old tree that had been his home and realizes that he had never been on his own. His entire life he had been part of something bigger and more beautiful than anything he could have imagined. In a blinding flash, he awakens from the delusion of self. Then an arrogant, self-centered kid rakes him up and bags him.
Love, sex, food, friendship, art, play, beauty and the simple pleasure of a cup of tea are all well and good, but never forget that Godthe universe is determined to kill you by whatever means necessary.
It's safe to talk openly and honestly with people because they're not really listening.
I think sequels are very dangerous if you assume and presume success. I think you have to plan each film as a standalone and commit yourself to that as your primary objective.
I am very competitive, so when I fail I use what I learned from that mishap to fuel success.
It is a general maxim that all governments find a use for as much money as they can raise. Indeed, they have commonly demands for more. . . I take this as a settled truth, that they will all spend as much as their revenue; that is, will live up to their income.
When there were financial difficulties they still managed to provide us with music and art lessons.