I wanted to write something in a voice that was unique to who I was. And I wanted something that was accessible to the person who works at Dunkin Donuts or who drives a bus, someone who comes home with their feet hurting like my father, someone who's busy and has too many children, like my mother.
America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society.
I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today.
I don't know any woman who has a simple relationship with their mother or with their daughter.
When you are desperate to get someone who isn't all that interested in you, you lay siege as hard as you can.
But I've never really done anything that implies any kind of danger. I wouldn't skydive, I wouldn't deep sea dive, I wouldn't parachute. I think you're really just rolling the dice. Who packed your chute the night before?
They say it's not the snoring itself but those anxiety-packed moments in between snorts. It's the waiting for the nasal passages of the person lying beside you to strike again. And strike it always does. In the dark, almost against your will, you produce that special glare reserved for people who cannot control their own behaviour.
Each time there is a conflict between Israel and Gaza, accusations fly over who started it, each side blaming the other.
In the early days of love sometimes, you will report an ecstatic feeling you have met someone who seems to understand you without you needing to speak.
There is no such thing as several Romanias, but only politicians who divide Romania depending on the interests of their parties and their clout.
I'm insanely proud of every single one of my credits until the people who created the shows are dead.
On a more practical level, anyone out there who wants to be a writer should clearly recognize that this is a brutal business, where even incredibly talented people sometimes never make a living. If you want to chase such a dream, please have a Plan B in place.
He has missed the finest lesson of culture and experience who has not learned how to enjoy without owning.
Much before I entered films, my dad walked into my room and saw me busy drawing something at 3 A.M. He stood there for some time and said, 'Whatever career choice you make, you are going to be successful.' I'll never forget those words. It gave me the confidence to be who I am today.
I realize as I get older that stand-up is a huge part of who I am. I think I'll do it for the rest of my life.
I don't think anyone who runs a TV show would ever say to you, 'I have a grasp on running a TV show.' Maybe that's not true. Maybe there are people that do. I don't know.
That's who I was: a prosecutor. I really loved it.
The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.
I have two delightful sons, who I love dearly.
When I entered TV, I realised that it's not just all about art, but it has a business dimension as well. You need to take care of yourself. I also learned who my viewers are.
I've always been very conscious of who I am.
When I first went to 'National Geographic,' I thought I was the least qualified person to step through the doors. But because of my parents and the culture of continual learning they imposed on us, I later came to believe I was the most qualified person who ever worked there.
As someone who works from home, my top style tip is to make sure you get dressed in the morning.
It was actually my older brother who wanted to start acting. He would point at the TV as a kid and tell my mom he wanted to do it, and he would act his favorite scenes from 'Home Alone.'
I grew up with a father who didn't wear a watch, and this has permanently marked my relationship with time.
I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
I couldn't choose a favourite author, but two contemporary writers who have never disappointed me are Tim Winton and Alice Munro.
Being a parent of a boy who wants to wear sparkles and grow his hair long - especially when you don't know where it's all going to go - it's hard stuff. I'm not being politically incorrect in acknowledging that, am I?
My brand of humor is trying to play the situation as real as possible because I'm not the type of guy who is a joke a minute.
If House Republicans can't get border security right, who will trust them on the other bills?
'One Day' is definitely heartbreaking in a few ways, but one of the main ways is that my character and Jim Sturgess's character are just people from two different worlds who love each other in so many ways and can't quite seem to get it together.
You want to be with a girl who likes you for you. Just be yourself and forget all of the stuff you read in 'GQ' magazine.
I think fans always want something new, but they want somebody who can deliver - to go out there and really entertain them and have good matches.
Obama is a guy who claims to be unaware that there was a Tea Party, a guy that's detached from the country.
I've always been a fan of George C. Scott, who was working in movies when I was in college... films like 'Patton' and 'Hospital.' I was really impressed by him, and I had seen him onstage as well in 'Uncle Vanya.' He was a champ to me.
Punishing individual immigrants who are deeply embedded in American communities is not the mandate Trump was given when he was elected.
