What we're trying to do is find two or more shots the juxtaposition of which will give us the idea.

My definition of a 'friend' is, coming from Chicago, someone who says, 'Yeah, sure. You know what? Let's talk about what we can talk about. Let's help each other out. Your politics are none of my business.'

I've always been fascinated by the picaresque.

The conscious mind is going to suggest the obvious, the cliché, because these things have offered the security of having succeeded in the past.

It's hard to write a good play because it's hard to structure a plot. If you can think of it off the top of your head, so can the audience.

The quality I most admire in a man is steadfastness.

I'm entitled to my political opinions, and I get to vote because I'm an American.