What is of most moment of compassion is not feelings of pity but feelings of togetherness.

We all share beauty. It strikes us indiscriminately. There is no end to the beauty for the person who is aware. Even the cracks between the sidewalk contain geometric patterns of amazing beauty. If we take pictures of them and blow up the photographs, we realize we walk on beauty every day, even when things seem ugly around us.

I directed an episode of 'Party of Five' toward the very end of that show. It was a great experience.

I don't think that fundamentalism has anything to do with Jesus Christ. They call themselves Christians, but if that's Christian, count me out. Fundamentalism is built on fear and greed. They're telling you to give them your money otherwise you're going to hell.

The prophets preach . . . that pleasure, not will-power and coercion, is how you most deeply transform people.

Having a studio tell you when to jump and how high eight months of the year for six years is not a relationship I want to get into again.

To connect with the great river we all need a path, but when you get down there there's only one river.