"Between 18 and 26 I acted professionally, on the stage and a little bit on television. Acting is okay, but it's quite pressurized. Then I went to England - I wanted to reinvent myself."

"I think that the romantic impulse is in all of us and that sometimes we live it for a short time, but it's not part of a sensible way of living. It's a heroic path and it generally ends dangerously."

"I think the whole tension about romanticism is the way it builds and builds, and the moment it's consummated, the tension's over."

"It's a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long relationship with characters."

"One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take outfield practice. Another reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now - basketball, football, soccer - for the better athletes that might have more skills and stronger arms."

"Reason is the torch that illuminates the dark corridors of superstition. Such is the immutable nature of understanding."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that a mind at peace can weather any storm."

"Now, I'm not saying I'm fashionable, but there are sociological interests that matter to me, things that are theoretical, political, intellectual and also concerned with vanity and beauty that we all think about but that I try to mix up and translate into fashion."