I've always believed that thoughtful people don't really take the tabloids seriously. They're basically a form of entertainment. I enjoy them as much as the next New Yorker.

In short, the best thing to do is behave in a manner befitting one's age. If you are sixteen or under, try not to go bald.

I want to return to the womb, anyone's.

Sex without love is an empty experience, but as empty experiences go, it's one of the best.

You can be distracted by your love life, by the baseball game, movies, by the nonsense. "Can I get my kid into this private school? Can I get this girl to go out with me Saturday night? Am I going to get the promotion in my office?" All this stuff, but in the end the universe burns out. So I think it's completely meaningless.

I have a great admiration for English actors and actresses and have used them at every opportunity over the years, but now I won't have to import them to New York.

My grandfather was a very insignificant man, actually. At his funeral his hearse followed the other cars.