Parents don't know their children at all. No one knows anyone, in fact.
Geez, what do I need to do, use semaphore? I told you I was unclaimed.
Every child needs a father. Even if he turns out to be Darth Vader.
You have to get up pretty early in the morning to invent the news.
I wanted Cathy and Irving to actually say 'I do' and be pronounced husband and wife on Feb. 5, which is my mom's birthday.
My second play, The Birthday Party, I wrote in 1958 - or 1957. It was totally destroyed by the critics of the day, who called it an absolute load of rubbish.
Family time was very difficult when my girls were little, but I never missed a birthday; I was there for every major event.
You know you're getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It's like, 'See if you can blow this out.'
When I was 13 or 14, my mother used to gift me books that I was dying to read. Those are my most memorable birthday gifts.
I saw Richard Linklater's film 'Slacker' for my twenty-first birthday. That was the moment when it all seemed possible. This guy gave me hope.
I was forced to live far beyond my years when just a child, now I have reversed the order and I intend to remain young indefinitely.
I jumped out of an airplane on my 34th birthday because I promised myself I would. I have an interest in confronting my fears.
On my actual 16th birthday, on the actual day, I went home and I had chicken korma and Peshwari naan bread and pilau rice, and that was fantastic.
I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.
I think I've wanted to be an actress since the day I was born. I even asked my parents for an agent for my seventh birthday!
The mass of the people commence life with no other capital than the union of head, hearts and hands. To the benefit of this best of capital the wife has no right.
I think the best way for me to go into auditions psychologically was to say, 'You're not going to get it. This is the only acting experience you're going to have with this material.'
It's hard to make a film in Britain. It's hard to raise money. The best stuff that is shot on film in Britain is usually shot on film for television.
I took solace in my relationship with God who, along with my dog, was my best friend growing up.
Take responsibility and make a relationship the best it can be. We're all afraid of being hurt. Get rid of that fear. Be in the moment and enjoy the relationship - or you'll ruin it.
This is the problem with forever friends. They know too much.