There's an undeniable pleasure in stepping into an open-top sports car driven by a beautiful woman. It feels like you're climbing into a metaphor.

Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn't, but it should be.

Every day is the opportunity for a better tomorrow.

Perseverance does not equal worthiness. Next time you want to get my attention, wear something fun. Low-riding jeans are hot.

Russian vodka is OK if you need to clean the oven. For drinking, it must henceforth be Polish.

Success on a cosmic level completely eludes me. I'm deeply suspicious of things being too good. It's part of my superstition, I think, to generate pain in order to give the illusion of gain. I'm not saying I reject success, but honestly, I don't quite know how to deal with it. It's an old feeling: As soon as you have the thing you've been going after all your life, that reasonable degree of security, you start kicking against it, doubting it.

I rowed for Cambridge. I was pretty good at that.