If there is any emergence of a fourth party in British politics, it is the task of the Liberal Party to strangle it at birth.
In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette
When old friends get together, everything else fades to insignificance. "- War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death
Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory will go to the best tactician. "- G. A. Custer
When things are at their blackest, I say to myself, 'Cheer up, things could be worse. ' And sure enough, they get worse.
To Serve and Protect. . . "- Traditional Motto of Protection Rackets
Ever since I first visited New Orleans back in '89, I've been intrigued by the French Quarter. I always wanted to set something in the Quarter, whether it was historic or contemporary. Unfortunately, I was always tied up with previous commitments - earlier multiple contracts - and could not get a crack at it.
Writing for film is so different; it's such an act of submission, both on a monetary and time level, because you basically kind of have to just set everything else aside - it's like suddenly getting a temp job that requires you to work 16-hour days. Also just aesthetically, you have to completely leave all of your ego out of it.
I have a theory that most people in Hollywood are from Texas.
Dining out is a vice, a dissipation of spirit punished by remorse. We eat, drink, and talk a little too much, abuse all our friends, belch out our literary preferences and are egged on by accomplices in the audience to acts of mental exhibitionism. Such evenings cannot fail to diminish those who take part in them. They end on Monkey Hill.
Politics is a jungle-torn between doing the right thing and staying in office.