"My grandmother was an actress too. In the thirties and forties she was under contract with Universal Studios. Crazy credits, lots of them. My dad was also under contract with Universal Studios. And my first film was shot on the same stage they both worked on at Universal."

"For me growing up, Christmas time was always the most fantastic, exciting time of year, and you'd stay up until three in the morning. You'd hear the parents wrapping in the other room but you knew that also, maybe, they were in collusion with Santa Claus."

"I do like dating cynics - they tend to be incredibly funny."

"I talk to myself, especially in the car."

"One should fight like the devil the temptation to think well of editors. They are all, without exception - at least some of the time, incompetent or crazy."

"I haven't been faithful to my own advice in the past. I will in the future."

"The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis."

"When Solomon said there was a time and a place for everything he had not encountered the problem of parking his automobile."