My sense of Los Angeles was very New York provincial, as in 'all those people are crazy out there' (which they are), and stupid (which they're not), and immoral (it's more interesting than that).

I think there are always actor parts, and then there are movie-star parts, and an actors always an actor until he does a movie-star part.

Information is currency. ... Power is a place as well as a verb; it is inside the information tent.

Everything can be undone, including success.

The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.

The first thing you notice about women in Hollywood, besides their low percentage of body fat, is how few are married. And the number of great-looking, successful single women without a social life is staggering. ... The most glaring misconception about Hollywood is that it is the romance capital of the world.

The key to moving a maybe to a yes is to make the buyer feel as though other buyers have already said yes. ... It helps if it's true, but it never is. No one wants to be the first yes. Why is this? I don't know, but I think it's anthropological.