One thing that was amazing about World War II was that everybody signed up for the duration plus six months. Fliers got to leave combat after 25 missions, or 35 missions, but other than that, you were in it. You were part of the great effort, until, oh boy, six months after it was over.

When you try to bring a story to life, it starts in your head and you see possibilities for it, but it's just one damn thing after another.

I try not to lie to people - the only way to control the way you're perceived is to tell the truth.

There's no substitute for a great love who says, 'No matter what's wrong with you, you're welcome at this table.'

I want to have a good time myself. I don't want to dread going to work no matter what the gig is. I think, selfishly, I will make sure that I have a good time; how about that?

I have high blood sugars, and Type 2 diabetes is not going to kill me. But I just have to eat right, and exercise, and lose weight, and watch what I eat, and I will be fine for the rest of my life.

There's such an advantage to being involved in the day-to-day details of each other's lives. It's a marvelous fabric to exist in.