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.

Knowledge of means without knowledge of ends is animal training.

I have no fear, no fear at all. I wake up, and I have no fear. I go to bed without fear. Fear, fear, fear, fear. Yes, 'fear' is a word that is not in my vocabulary.

The greatest thing you can do is surprise yourself.

It's pain that changes our lives.

The Matisse seemed to respond to the decreasing light by increasing its own wattage. Every object in the room was drained of color, but the Matisse stood firm in the de-escalating illumination, its beauty turning functionality inside out, making itself a more practical and useful presence than anything else in sight.

Lots of women are getting involved. They're not satisfied just being passengers anymore.