I have done films where we all thought the director didn't know what he was doing and it is going to be a gobble gobble turkey. And you go and watch it and it is great.

As a producer or financier, you are going to go where you get the best bang for your buck.

Essentially, your voice is an instrument; its a muscle, and you have to treat it like a muscle, and so you have to work it.

The legal profession, politics and acting are very closely tied: the whole point is to have an idea and get it across to a listener, whether it is one person or five thousand in a hall.

No one’s personal life is in the public interest. It’s gossip, bottom line. End of story.

When I was young, I learned very early on that I could make my mother laugh. And that was one of the greatest sounds I ever heard.

If you have done well in whatever business you are in, it is your duty to send the elevator back down and try to help bring up the next generation of undiscovered talent.