I don't let my picture be taken. I'm on too many hit lists.

I don't let my picture be taken. I'm on too many hit lists.

Yes, we get death threats every week... from the Muslims.

My well-discussed 'paranoia' urges me to believe that some tiny segment of the NSA's parsing algorithm is finely tuned to my voice.

Chance can allow you to accomplish a goal every once in a while but consistent achievement happens only if you love what you are doing.

I grew up sitting in my closet waiting to go Narnia.

Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.

I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies.

Good things are associated with blue, like clear days, more than singing the blues. Just the word 'blue' in the singular is full of optimism and positive connotation to most people.

In the olden days, I believe Mozart also improvised on piano, but somehow in the last 200 years, the whole training of Western classical music - they don't read between the lines, they just read the lines.

We know what's in our Cheerios and in our retirement accounts because the law requires disclosure.

Anybody looking at the history even of the 20th century would not single out Islam as the bloodthirsty religion; it was Christian/Nazi/Communist Europe and Buddhist/Taoist/Hindu/atheist Asia that set records for mass slaughter.

I cannot tell people who are struggling that I come first. I just cannot.

Even before 9/11, the Philippines was already fighting terrorism in southwestern Philippines. That's why when 9/11 happened, we could understand the pain.

When Americans think of college these days, the first word that often comes to mind is 'debt.' And from 'debt' it's just a short hop to other unpleasant words, like 'payola,' 'kickback,' and 'bribery.'

I had a marketing idea that everybody hated, decency is sexy.

Music comes from a place we don't know.

It's mean to make fun of anybody for the way they look.

My first love was basketball.

Word of mouth travels faster than anything else.

Anyone who has an imagination can write a book - it's cheap to do - but movies are big money.

I'm ready to do something with Lady Gaga or Andrea Bocelli. I'm really grateful that nothing is out of the realm of possibility.

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.

Jennifer Aniston and I have always just really gotten along well... I was just fortunate to be a good fit for parts in her films.

A good cop cant sleep because hes missing a piece of the puzzle. And a bad cop cant sleep because his conscience wont let him.

There's a mystery to writing, and you don't really know where most of it comes from.

Everybody has called Pop Art 'American' painting, but it's actually industrial painting.