My former wife is a very eccentric woman, which is why I still love her.

I think, when I'm writing, I have a more clinical view than I do when I'm reading. I like pretending to be God and basically determining the fate of my characters. But as a reader, I'm a sucker. I'm very sentimental. I get upset when people that I like die. And yet I have killed off characters in my books quite heartlessly, and sometimes found that readers were very upset by it.

Anybody who becomes a movie star becomes successful at projecting a certain image to the public.

I'd like to have the kind of house someday where a carousel horse wouldn't be out of place in the living room.

The only thing worse for smoking than drinking is quitting drinking. Because then it's the only thing you can do.

I don't think I've left a trail of weeping women in my wake. I mean, the number of serious relationships I've had has not been into double digits.

Love is the eternal quest: almost everyone wants to love and be loved.