I know there are supposedly happy people in this world. I never believed it, but I take it for granted. God knows, they're all on television.

I want to see me to the end working, living for myself. Ripeness is all.

I'm scared of watching a TV show about vampires. I can't fall asleep.

Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences.

I do not remember any proper children's books in my childhood. I was not exposed to them.

It is a blessing to get old. It is a blessing to find the time to do the things, to read the books, to listen to the music. I have nothing now but praise for my life.

As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of saying it. No story is worth the writing, no picture worth the making, if it’s not the work of the imagination.