I can't be smug, because I know that you can lose anything at any point. And I can't be angry, because I haven't lost it.

If you want to be an agent of change, it starts with you and what you're made of.

One of the great things about Parkinson's, in a superficial way, is it relieved me of vanity. I don't worry about what I look like, because it's literally out of my hands. But on a deeper level, it gives you a real humility, because you have to deal every day with the fact that you compromise.

I'm going to marry a Jewish woman because I like the idea of getting up Sunday morning and going to the deli.

So what I say about Tracy is this: Tracy's big challenge is not having a Parkinson's patient for a husband. It's having me for a husband. I happen to be a Parkinson's patient.

When prescribing one of the drugs I take, my doctor warned me of a common side effect: exaggerated, intensely vivid dreams. To be honest, I've never really noticed the difference. I've always dreamt big.

The more I expect, the more unhappy I am going to be. The more I accept, the more serene I am.