"It's nice to have material things but they're very superficial aren't they?"

"One of the differences between HBO and other television is that they demand the same coverage that you would have in a feature film. We need to have all the shots in order to make it as rich and as stunning as it looks. We can't cut any corners."

"Shooting stuff on horseback is more complicated and time consuming than anything else."

"A lot of people say that comedy doesn't travel well. I found it very accessible."

"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation."

"The historical basis for the gap between the black middle class and underclass shows that ending discrimination, by itself, would not eradicate black poverty and dysfunction. We also need intervention to promulgate a middle-class ethic of success among the poor, while expanding opportunities for economic betterment."

"In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted."

"I had my success too soon. Three books published with Scribner's in New York before I was 30."