It's either some kind of electricity or some kind of energy. I don't know what it is, but whatever it is, I've got it.

It's how you live that really counts

If it interests you, they don't have to pay you. It's a fascinating business anyway-it's very nice to be paid-but when you do thrilling material, it's like buying a piece of furniture that's really good.

You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself.

Children need boundaries, so they can know how far they have to go to get beyond them.

You can't just be talented: You have to be terribly smart and energetic and ruthless. You also have to become necessary to people, by working hard and well and bringing more than your bones and your skin to the project. Don't just show up. Transform the work, yourself, and everybody around you. Be needed. Be interesting. Be something no one else can be--and consistently.

I have had twenty years of perfect companionship with a man among men. He is a rock and a protection. I have never regretted it.