I didn't believe in reincarnation in my past life, and I still don't.

I don't fear death. - I just don't want to be around when it happens.

A: Socrates is a man. B: All men are mortal. C: All men are Socrates.

My wife and I thought we were in love, but it turned out to be benign

My success has allowed me to strike out with a higher class of women.

Isn't all mankind ultimately executed for a crime it never committed?

I'm not afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

A country that fails to value its teachers, fails to value its future.

Financial dependence on the state is the foundation of modern serfdom.

The key to the success of any producer is to have a great team around.

I don't know, I'll probably make the first superhero movie that bombs.

I don't have to agree with everything a candidate does to support him.

There's really no reason to rehash something that you've already seen.

I've gotten used to spending more time with heavily narrative stories.

There was definitely a period when I just felt out of sync with earth.

Deer are like dogs. Except for Bambi, they're pretty personality-less.

Some things that work in a comic don't work in a film, and vice versa.

I can be very messy and disorganized. And I don't throw away anything.

I am a big believer in the power of journalism; it's a heroic pursuit.

They don't make people like Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley anymore.

I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty.

Years ago when I was at Fox, I was the executive on 'Raising Arizona.'

Maybe I'll paint, do photography, just something else. I can see that.

My parents stayed together for forty years. But that was out of spite.

Man cannot live by bread alone. Every once in awhile he needs a salad.

My analyst warned me, but you were so beautiful I got another analyst.

When you worship an idol, you're substituting a thing for the ultimate.

People tend to think about God more when the clock starts to wind down.

I think that comic followers are always waiting for key iconic moments.

You know how I'm smart? I got people around me who know more than I do.

What works in one medium does not necessarily always work in the other.

Docs, in general, are made in the edit bay, archival docs even more so.

I think that women are underrepresented behind the camera as directors.

One of my very favorite television shows growing up was 'The Prisoner.'

I seriously object to seeing on the screen what belongs in the bedroom.

Let's bring it up to date with some snappy nineteenth century dialogue.

Marriage is like mushrooms: we notice too late if they are good or bad.

[The universe is] haphazard, morally neutral, and unimaginably violent.

What a world. It could be so wonderful if it wasn't for certain people.

I'm going to my psychoanalyst one more year, then I'm going to Lourdes.

What has gotten into you lately? Save a little craziness for menopause!

I wonder if Socrates and Plato took a house on Crete during the summer.

I always thought it would be very funny if I was a blind film director.

You are not your thoughts, and you are not the product of your thoughts.

I've finished running from you, Redd. It's time for you to run." --Alyss

The Federal Reserve is incapable of accomplishing its stated objectives.

My obligation is to release the music the way Frank [Zappa] released it.

I think it's important to keep moving forward so that the soul can grow.

I've had great luck with directors. I've worked with all the great ones.

It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.

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