My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous.

You can fill my appetite without me taking up a bite.

It's time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone.

But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.

I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don't want to stop.

It comes in handy in situations like that. People always expect you to be riding around in stretch limousines all the time, but I will sometimes take public transportation if it's convenient, and it does surprise people, you see the heads turn.

I think the idea of getting out of a traffic jam and getting out of work each week and going and doing all this stuff would be really exhausting.