People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

I think that's what distinguishes Schmidt, really. In the movies now, so much of what is appealing to an audience is the dramatic or has to do with science fiction, and Schmidt is simply human. There's no melodrama; there's no device, It's just about a human being.

I just like art. I get pure pleasure from it. I have a lot of wonderful paintings, and every time I look at them I see something different.

I would never want to vilify somebody who considered abortion murder. I was an illegitimate child myself. I may not have existed today.

I think it's good if a man gives a woman some time to herself because I think we all need that and we can all benefit from that. It doesn't imply a rejection of the other person, just a sense that because we do have our separate identities, sometimes you have to be less involved in another person's life or need to have that other person be less involved in your life.

I certainly knew my father. He just didn't happen to be my biological father.

If you want your freedom, you have to be willing to work hard to exercise it.