I know that a man who shows me his wealth is like the beggar who shows me his poverty; they are both looking for alms from me, the rich man for the alms of my envy, the poor man for the alms of my guilt.

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.

The honors Hollywood has for the writer are as dubious as tissue-paper cuff links.

The rule in the art world is: you cater to the masses or you kowtow to the elite; you can't have both.

I'll tell you a secret. We live in a mad and inspiring world.

Like the actor, authority has faith in its false whiskers. But its deepest faith is in the human illusion. People will hang on to illusion as eagerly as life itself.

I see a lot of fog and a few lights. I like it when life's hidden. It gives you a chance to imagine nice things, nicer than they are.