I find myself, at this time in my life, no less challenged, no less plagued, no less intrigued by what I still don't know.

I had to satisfy the action fans, the romantic fans, the intellectual fans. It was a terrific burden.

My mother was the most amazing person. She taught me to be kind to other women. She believed in family. She was with my father from the first day they met. All that I am, she taught me.

I set my star so high that I would constantly be in motion toward it.

When you walk with someone, something unspoken happens. Either you match their pace or they match yours.

I am not a hugely religious person, but I believe that there is a oneness with everything. And because there is this oneness, it is possible that my mother is the principal reason for my life.

A good deed here, a good deed there, a good thought here, a good comment there, all added up to my career in one way or another.