Oh no, I am descended from the important Carters.

It was impossible to reason with a negro-that the only way to keep him in his place was to keep him under fear.

I have never seen any good resulting from educating the Negro.

Oh no, I am descended from the important Carters.

I want to keep working, I want to keep doing my humanitarian stuff around the world, shining light on different places that have problems. Keep making movies, make people laugh.

Lots of people have criticized my movies, but nobody has ever identified the real problem: I'm a sloppy filmmaker.

As a film-maker and a poet, I feel it's my duty to be an eye and an antenna to what's happening around me. I always felt a solidarity with those who are desperate and confused and misused and are seeking a way out of it.

I just want to work with good filmmakers and do good projects that mean something to me and play interesting characters. That's really it.

What I particularly liked was that, coming from California and not being involved in the New York scene, I developed my personal way, in my own way, at my own pace.

I would love to do Shakespeare in New York.

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.

Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure.

Punishing abuse in Iraq should not return the U.S. to Sept. 10, 2001, in the way it fights al Qaeda, while Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants remain at large and continue to plan attacks.

I keep reviewing my feelings about the supernatural.

It takes a week to do a sitcom in Hollywood. I do a show a day in my studio, three or four shows a week.

I'm from a big family; I have four younger siblings. My parents are still happily married together. I grew up moving around a lot, and my family was certainly not affluent.

I went to school. I went to Juilliard. You spend 13 hours a day on voice and speech. Now I realize why.

I'll tell you, there's no goodies and baddies in the world, there's just people with intentions that sometimes clash.

Speed is a great asset; but it's greater when it's combined with quickness and there's a big difference.

It was always my dream to be a director. A lot of it had to do with controlling my own destiny, because as a young actor you feel at everyone's disposal. But I wanted to become a leader in the business.

We need to empower women. Give women a voice in the decision-making process. Give women a political voice where they can champion, for their own welfare. And, of course, for us. United Nations - organizations, agencies - we need to do our part.

I love the practicality of a good car. You know what I mean? And when I say 'practicality,' I mean the complete practicality of a Ferrari 458, a wonderfully fantastic every day car.

I believe that behind both the person who weighs 400 pounds and the one who weighs 85 there is a lot of baggage, and it has nothing to do with their bodies.

I don't really get shaken very much. People could heckle me, a spotlight could go out, I could forget a lyric... I'm not operating on somebody's brain, you know what I mean? So I just think it's all funny.

I don't very often think I've done a good job. I don't like the majority of what I do. I shouldn't say I don't like it, but I'm not satisfied with almost everything that I do.

At the federal level, we must help, not hinder, local school boards, parents, teachers and administrators as they make decisions about educating our children.

Yes, I know I've played these women, but I'm not really conniving at all.

I like that Ben & Jerry's is willing to speak out about social and political issues that aren't always safe - but are the right thing to do.