The business of Mr. Bennett's life was to keep his daughters alive. The business of Mrs. Bennett's was to get them married.

put the car in "d" set the compass to "n" and get the "f"out of there

Contrary to his infallibly "honest" image, Abe wasn't above lying so long as it served a noble purpose.

On the contrary, there is something pleasing about his mouth when he speaks. And there is something of dignity in the way his trousers cling to those most English parts of him.

My day job is making TV shows.

Some novels present a story form many points of view. Most movies tell only one person's side of the story. Sometime it's easy to use the strongest point of view, or find the character with the most dramatic experience. It depends on which themes the scriptwriter wants to explore.

I nearly broke out laughing when the wrteched soothsayer warned Caesar: "Beware the Ides of April." I thought it a miracle (and a relief) that no one in the udience had snickered or yelled out a correction. How could such an error be made by an actor? Had my ears deceived me?