My parents tried to shield me from how famous they were when I was growing up on Long Island. I had no idea.
Most of the famous love affairs of literature or film were quite short. What was 'Romeo & Juliet'? How long were they together? A few days.
As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely an interesting badge, not a uniform you can't take off.
I can relate to historical characters or imaginary ones. It doesn't matter if a story takes place in the future or in the present, as long as the story is compelling.
We need to broaden our sympathies both in space and time - and perceive ourselves as part of a long heritage, and stewards for an immense future.
By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
Do I have a long-term plan? Kind of. I have a general direction, I think. But it's funny what comes down the pike.
I honestly love any good chick flick, as long as it's a good movie or pretty funny. 'Love Actually' is a no-brainer.
I consider myself to be first and foremost a comic writer. The way I entertain myself - especially in those long and grim hours in the office - is to write stuff I find funny.
Lot of ugly funny dudes end up with some pretty gorgeous women. Women are much deeper than us in choosing a mate - they see in the long term.
I wanted to do an hour-long show, and I wanted to something that was dramatic and sometimes funny and humorous, as well. I'm just delighted to have this opportunity to be a part of this project.
A transposable aphorism is a malaise of the urge to be witty, or in other words, a maxim that is untroubled by the fact that the opposite of what it says is equally true so long as it appears to be funny.
I have long known that it is part of God's plan for me to spend a little time with each of the most stupid people on earth.
I would be in Italy working on a film, longing for something simple - like, God, I would just kill to be sitting at a barbecue having a beer right now.
Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long.
May the God of your choice bless and keep you. I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore.
I truly believe that God brought this, Dorothy Day script to me, because for a long time up until I was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun.
Knowledge is exploding, so you need to commit yourself to a plan for lifelong learning.
The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now.
How can smart women be so stupid about men sometimes? Lack of knowledge. It's what men have kept secret for so long.
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.
