I saw the movie, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and was surprised because I didn't see any tigers or dragons. And then I realized why: they're crouching and hidden.

Private companies have a lot of capital. They can run things efficiently and get projects built.

I would get records by Earl Scruggs... I would tune my banjo down and I'd pick out the songs note by note. Learned how to play that way. I persevered. There was a book written by Pete Seeger, who showed you some basic strumming and some basic picking... And I kind of worked out my own style of playing.

There are few takers for the quiet heart.

Hosting the Oscars is much like making love to a woman. It's something I only get to do when Billy Crystal is out of town.

You cannot make your opportunities concur with the opportunities of people whose incomes are ten times greater than yours.

. . . Now you see . . . they' re not fit for humans . . ." "Put them on me.