It's what people know about themselves inside that makes them afraid.

If somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're gonna have to take what they get.

An awful lot of good movies have gone unrecognized, and an awful lot of bad movies have had tremendous recognition. As long as you keep that in mind, you are never really disappointed.

The prospect of dating someone in her twenties becomes less appealing as you get older. At some point in your fife, your tolerance level goes down and you realize that, with someone much younger, there's nothing really to talk about.

Nobody looks like they did when they were 20, so why not take advantage of the fact that you're changing, emotionally as well as physically?

Being comfortable is over-rated.

The best part of aging in this business is losing that obsession about work and being able to spend a little more time with family.