Not only do I recommend Wendell Berry to anyone who will talk to me for more than seven seconds, but I buy his books in quantity and send them to people. I bought a few dozen of his newest, "Our Only World."

Only when you get into TV and film, do people really want you to be a 'specialist'.

I never went too long without a job. The problem was a lot of the early jobs are almost more demoralizing than unemployment.

There's a lot of common sense ... which I feel like we have lost touch with.

Being a man of the theater and a hedonist, I find the idea of building coffins very romantic.

I think that laziness in many ways is the human condition, and that's what has led us to this place where, as we've developed technology.

Always maintain the attitude of a student. If you think you've done learning, bitterness sets in, but if you have more to achieve every day, in any arena, that makes each morning's awakening full of potential and cheery portent.