Every orientation presupposes a disorientation.

Every orientation presupposes a disorientation.

Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass - you don't see it, but somehow it does something.

Mediocrity in politics is not to be despised. Greatness is not needed.

I always leave a box of unsalted almonds in my house. A handful of those are a good snack that should keep you satisfied.

Women need a reason to have sex. Men just need a place.

I suppose 'My Hollywood' is only as politically meaningful as it is deeply inside the least powerful of its characters. I wanted it to reveal scenes of subtle exploitation, odd instances of accidental power and challenges to decency specific to its time, but also impulses of generosity that transcend our particular era's messes.

Anyone who sits in our jails who is not just a criminal but what we call a terrorist, with or without blood on his hands - and these definitions are also unclear to me - should not be sitting in our custody.

If a spectator with a philosophical mind, somebody accustomed to reading books, gets the same kind of information in a movie, he might not fully understand it.

Businesses are not just local or even national anymore - good ideas are immediately global. So the market opportunities are much larger than we've ever imagined or seen.

Since the governments are in the pockets of businesses, who's going to control this most powerful institution? Business is more powerful than politics, and it's more powerful than religion. So it's going to have to be the vigilante consumer.

Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.

I've never supported this concept of going after Napster. I think the rock bands who fought this were wrong.

Time travel is such a magic concept.

The wonderful thing about cinema is you can bring a 3D world to life.

I am hip-hop!

I'm quite low-key - Isabel Marant is one of my favourite designers.

I can write absolutely anywhere. All I need is a laptop.

The perception of the audience is the interesting part. If the audience doesn't hear what is going on, is it going on or not?

The Master of Ceremonies in 'Bridge and Tunnel' is a wonderful man, if I do say so myself. I talk about all the characters in the third person. But, he is a really congenial... just a good stand-up guy, who happens to be Pakistani-American. He's been here for years.

I usually find several ways to express myself: different moods, different days, different voices, different things, 'I'm lighthearted today, I'm gonna do this.'

People who are employed in a way they don't like - my heart cries for them.

All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is love

I love to play golf, and that's my arena. And you can characterize it and describe it however you want, but I have a love and a passion for getting that ball in the hole and beating those guys.

There is no substitute for face-to-face reporting and research.

For any actor, it's a great privilege to play a character that is very distant from yourself.

One who roams the channels after dark, searching for buried treasure.