Thank God we can't tell the future. We'd never get out of bed.

I never know what the hell I'm writing about, I never know what the next thing I'm writing about is, I never have a plan.

What they frequently want to do with a movie is, they want to cut out the valleys and just show the peaks. And valleys are important; the valleys make the peaks stand out.

All women need makeup. Don't let anybody tell you different. The only woman who was pretty enough to go without makeup was Elizabeth Taylor and she wore a ton.

I like Shakespeare, but I never know what the hell is going on.

My last refuge, my books: simple pleasures, like finding wild onions by the side of a road, or requited love.

I don't think I'd give advice. That never pays off. That's always a bad idea. If they follow your advice and it doesn't work out, or if they don't follow your advice, somehow you're on the hook for it.