I've been around doing a little of this and a little of that.

I used my aviation contacts to open a travel agency. I used to book Caribbean flights.

I heard that you did not have a judge to interview this month in the Bulletin, so I thought I'd help out. Besides, with the Stock Market tanking recently, it reminded me of the good old days.

Later, I became the manager for Amelia Earhart, until, well, you know.

The truth of the matter was that I made myself disappear. I never liked being a Judge, so I just decided to start over. Sorry to inconvenience anyone.

I've been around doing a little of this and a little of that.

I never saw the play, although I heard it was good.

I always enjoyed politics. I worked at the White House recently, primarily for the First Lady. Because of my experience running my travel agency, I was in charge of the files she kept on the Travel Office.

My childhood was happy, joyful but very difficult.

There are a few images in 'Exorcist 3' that scared me - people crawling on ceilings, etc. - but nothing beats the original. Even the book scared me to death.

I call Iran home because no matter how long I live in France, and despite the fact that I feel also French after all these years, to me the word 'home' has only one meaning: Iran. I suppose it's that way for everyone: Home is the place where one is born and raised.

Where is there beauty when you see deprivation and starvation?

I think Red Sox fans have always been good to me; they've treated me well.

You've got to appreciate the things that come from the art of the Negro and from the heart of the man farthest down.

As independent filmmakers, we are actually deeply dependent on each other. The Spirit Awards are a public expression of those bonds, the intricate set of relationships and histories that we filmmakers depend on to make our most personal work.

I feel like a visitor just about everywhere.

I like to put myself in the most uncomfortable position.

I'm gonna live like tomorrow doesn't exist.

I've never been married, but I tell people I'm divorced so they won't think something's wrong with me.

I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.

Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.

There is no such thing as disappointment for those who continue to cherish the selflessness of which is born the noblest inner self. There is no such thing as failure for those who invest in the potentialities of the Ideal of the Soul.

I can't do the same movies all my life. I'm conscious of that. But it's a trade-off. 'Dear John' allowed me to do movies I've wanted to do. You learn to balance it out. I'm still learning. Only now am I getting to do the kinds of movies that I have wanted to do. So it's a steady climb. You don't jump into a Soderbergh film.

You cant control the curve balls life throws you so you have to learn how to control yourself and change quickly to make sure the curve ball doesnt knock you out.

Many young and beginning farmers start out in local markets. Some stay there, and some scale up.

Israeli society is comprised of four principal tribes growing closer in size.

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

My mother is an ordained minister. I'm a Muslim. She didn't do back flips when I called her to tell her I converted 17 years ago. But I tell you now, you put things to the side, and I'm able to see her, and she's able to see me. We love each other. The love has grown.

I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God.

I find that short stories are almost like palate cleansers or brain cleansers.

I've never had a supernatural experience. I've been tempted to maybe have a tarot-card reading, but I don't know if I'd necessarily want to know.