There's one beneficial effect of going to Moscow. You come home waving the American flag with all your might.

This has been a wonderful life, absolutely terrific. There are very few things that I would go back and do differently, if I had that control.

I wish that I could write. I think that's a wonderful outlet for an artist. You are ultimately in control. Your fate is not determined by outside influences. You can write wherever you are. I don't think I have the talent.

I have always been a combination of both security and insecurity.

I feel about my dogs now, and all the dogs I had prior to this, the way I feel about children—they are that important to me. When I have lost a dog I have gone into a mourning period that lasted for months.

Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living.

The thing is I never want to be an observer, it's only in retrospect that I wish I had observed.