"Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up."

"A lesser complaint: hair extensions. There are moments on 'All My Children' when half the women actors, young and old, seem to be afflicted by android Barbie creep. All those thick swatches of lifeless strands clustering lankly round ladies' necks! Like orange tanning spray, this is a fashion fad that should be put out of its misery."

"Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous stimulus package with which this administration stumbled out of the gate will prove to be Obama's Waterloo."

"All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!"

"In any small town, sports are really important to the high school, and I wasn't very good at sports."

"Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education."

"All school districts receive funds from the federal government, through the Department of Education, to support anti-drug education efforts."

"I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies."