To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be, a composer. Acting got me sidetracked.

From dear, dear Gloria Swanson, I learned how to live long, happy and free of health problems. I owe her my life.

If we wait until our lives are free from sorrow or difficulty, then we wait forever. And miss the entire point.

I'm a classic example of what can happen if you follow your inner voice. I was cursed with interests and some talent in many different areas. It confuses people.

The space genre is timeless.

The only difference from one $100 million budget film to another is which of the 12 box stars are getting $20 million to be in it.

Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and in health, in success and in failure, with anticipation and with dread.