Without passion, the powers-that-be can run roughshod over you.

My daughter very independent. But if she's upset about something, she will absolutely let me know. She's great - a real tough cookie.

Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.

Life is like cooking your masterpiece recipe. You have to get the right ingredients,have the right mixture and the right cooking time to reveal the PERFECT and DELICIOUS TASTE of your craft.

Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.

Culturally, it's very hard to change people's attitudes about public space.

The [film] business is run by men, and they're basically interested in their own species, and they're not so interested in women belonging to the human race.