Little books are the things to write at my age, I've decided. Avoid the big ones, go for the little ones.

Everyone has a right to a university degree in America, even if it's in Hamburger Technology.

When I finally embraced abstinence it was because of the simple urge to work a longer day. Thus, without joining Alcoholics Anonymous, I was at last able to leave Piss-Artists Notorious.

Not everyone who wants to make a film is crazy, but almost everyone who is crazy wants to make a film.

John McEnroe has hair like badly turned broccoli.

Reading and writing... are exciting. The most exciting things I can think of. And now, as I reflect... I have to say that I've been lucky in that I'm amused by what I do - sufficiently amused.

When I was young I never believed that Australia was anything else except blessed. I thought it was a little dull when I was young, but that was 'cause I was a snob.