I want to make sure I'm not a dilettante. Decorating has been a passion all my life. I love it.

You have to eat right. That does not mean that I don't drink Cuban coffee. That does not mean that I do not have two cigarettes a day - that's what I'm down to. I drink wine - you know, I'm normal. But I do eat well.

People look at you and see that you've made it, but sometimes they forget that it took you years of being a human being.

I'm a royal pain in the behind.

You need to put easy, nice, tranquil thoughts in your head before you go to bed. You know what I do? I read metaphysical books. The good stuff stays in your brain once you go under.

I came to this country when I was twelve years old because my parents wanted to give me new opportunities to succeed. President Obama wants everyone to have the chances I had.

The world is not ideal, and the only weapon we can give our children is information. Information which is not pretty, but honest.