People sinking into self-pity and depression are dreary, but they can't get out of it by themselves. So every now and then, just sit there and listen, and listen, and listen. You're paying your membership dues in the human race.

A conversation isn't a competition.

A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.

[President Obama] made so many promises. We thought that he was going to be -- I shouldn't say this at Christmastime -- but the next messiah.

To feel valued, to know, even if only once in a while, that you can do a job well is an absolutely marvelous feeling.

And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live your life on earth. But I think it's enormously comforting to believe that you're going to see your loved ones.

Celebrities used to be found in clusters, like oysters - and with much the same defensive mechanisms.