journalism has become more and more about entertainment, and entertainment has become more and more about journalism. Gus Van Sant I frankly don't care if you agree with my stand on abortion. I take that stand because no other stand is consistent with decent principles, and no other standard is consistent with the will of God. Alan Keyes I've heard people, usually writers, say that no one wrote a great book after winning the Booker, but I honestly did not feel any big pressure. 'The Gathering' did hang over me in that it was darker than I thought at the time. Anne Enright The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the 'I breathe' which actually does accompany them. William James I love learning, and I think that curiosity is a wonderful gift. Andie MacDowell I love my shoulders; they're strong. I like the way they move, and I like the way they look in clothes. Lisa Rinna Whenever I am losing, it's...

didn't have to take tickets any more because I now worked for Mr. Rogers. He said if I was going to take care of his horses than I'd better learn how to ride. He was very kind to me. Glenn Ford When I was 21 I stopped and got married. I tried for a while to be the perfect wife, society this, society that but it wasn't working, so after about a year I went back to work. Pia Zadora I don't ever work in a way where something is an illustration of an event, but when something is occurring at the same time I see it as very informed by that. Julie Mehretu In this world of change, nothing which comes stays, and nothing which goes is lost. Sophie Swetchine My mother always taught me to wear clothes for myself and not to follow trends as trends will end! Lela Rose I provide the bricks and mortar with the words and situations - the director and the actors and the designers build the house. Eric Bogosian Casting is everything. If you get the right people they mak...

the feeling that learning was the most exciting thing that could happen to you, and it never ends. Rita Dove All my boys make me laugh. Liv Tyler Once in awhile you have a thought, and you rhyme it. Howard Nemerov I'm pretty much living my dream job, but one day I would love to dedicate more time to writing and performing my own music. Kendall Schmidt Cinema has opened a world of possibilities up for me. Antonio Banderas I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer. J Mascis I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us; he has filled this country with hatred. John Mellencamp Laugh a lot. It clears the lungs. David Hockney I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring. Carole King

story that's well made. Jean Dujardin I have to express sympathy from the bottom of my heart to those people who were taken as wartime comfort women. As a human being, I would like to express my sympathies, and also as prime minister of Japan I need to apologize to them. Shinzo Abe A lot of those comics can't hold down relationships and they've got no other life apart from performing. They sleep in their Jags and a lot of them can't even talk. All they can do is tell gags. Alexei Sayle I think what a lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale. Harrison Ford It's curious how we act in moments of personal despair. Lawrence Welk The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change. Nancy Pearcey Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Barbara...

War II. There's something about that period that's epic and tragic. Carlos Ruiz Zafon The year hasn't started yet and it's already been the best I've ever had. Bar Refaeli My exposure to visual art all my life was intensive. Charles Gwathmey I am a lucky regional theater actor who happened to get a good role. James Marsters If the triangles made a god, they would give him three sides. Charles de Montesquieu I think any actor should be aware of where they're starting to stretch into what's not truthful. Naveen Andrews Supercookies are legal, but I don't think they should be. Joe Barton Children take in more information than we'd like to believe. Marya Hornbacher I go off into Dublin and two days later I'm spotted walking by the Liffey with a whole bunch of new friends. Ron Wood

everything I did. They were showbiz people themselves. My dad was an actor. They were parents; they did what parents are supposed to do. Tina Yothers I'm not really a Sundance baby, but they helped me so much I feel I have to acknowledge it. Paul Thomas Anderson Envy is never general, but always very particular - at least envy of the kind one feels strongly. Joseph Epstein I don't think nostalgia has to be negative. Van Morrison Harbour Island in the Bahamas is beautiful, with turquoise water and pink sand. Diane von Furstenberg The cable model is just a better model. Dual revenue stream: advertising-supported and subscription-supported revenues. Jeff Zucker Sneakers are not my thing. Barry Manilow I wish you could see some of the girls I have genuinely had crushes on in my life. They're not the girls you would assume. Chris Evans

to inspire confidence. Simon Cowell The biggest food-related risk in pregnancy is listeria. It's a dangerous bacteria, to which pregnant women are especially susceptible, that can lead to miscarriage or stillbirth. Emily Oster The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security. Dennis C. Blair I'm in Stockholm in my office. I just got here after seeing my eighth child on an ultrasound, so I'm in a good mood. It's beautiful: an energetic little skeleton. Stellan Skarsgard Making films is no longer a way of acting, it is a way of life. Jeanne Moreau We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq. Condoleezza Rice 2012 was the year I saw Twitter as a negative. More people need to realise that not everything they read is true and that Internet trolls are a real problem. K...

sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet. Bill Bryson Kids don't like being put into boxes, and your kid can act in different ways in different situations. Rosalind Wiseman I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college. Bo Jackson Sir, there is no Christian nation, thus free to choose as we are, which would establish slavery. William H. Seward Of course, it's fun to play with Blacks. Boris Vian Being a Victoria's Secret model, which was always my dream. Heidi Klum Though a quarrel in the streets is a thing to be hated, the energies displayed in it are fine; the commonest man shows a grace in his quarrel. John Keats The poem, for me, is simply the first sound realized in the modality of being. Charles Olson I don't think things through very often - I don't project into the future about how a situation w...

about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today. Buddy Rich I was born in the Bronx, and then my father moved us to the country at an early age. Abel Ferrara Regardless of your metabolism, if you stop consuming so many calories, you will lose weight. Rob McElhenney In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home. Len Wein As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews. Joanne Harris I've got Democratic skin, but a Republican pocket. Marlon Wayans I demand my kids be respectful, responsible and grateful. And they have to love the Lord with all their hearts. Mariano Rivera I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years. Molly Ivins When people talk about my weight, I'm like, 'Y...

is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure. Kingsley Amis I have a suicide impulse. Hal Holbrook Everything is out there if you know how to find it, and have the patience. I don't and haven't, but that's my problem. Tom Holt I love comedy. God has given me this platform. Jeff Foxworthy As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it. Charles Horton Cooley Royal titles ceased to be recognised by the Indian government in 1971. The title of Nawab and Maharaja are not recognised by the Indian government anymore. Saif Ali Khan I have often said China is not lacking in material resources. The question is whether we can make full and good use of them. Chiang Kai-shek Women's fashion is more interesting than men's. Nick Rhodes Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time. Harriet Tubman

sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage. George Carey I know that nurses are not only the largest healthcare profession but are responsible for the delivery of most healthcare, and are often in the best place to be able to see the whole pathway of care. Andrew Lansley Seeing a man praying to Allah is enough for some people to assume he is a terrorist. Damian Lewis It's the most amazing cast, a dream cast. We laugh all the time. Nicole Sullivan I fall in love with characters when they're out of their element or are uncomfortable and you really feel for them in a knee-jerk sympathetic way. Anna Kendrick I've thought hard about my psychological connections and I think I've managed to separate out the psychological from the legal, moral, and political. Alan Dershowitz I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away. Zane Grey New M...

It was about using encores, bringing back the good songs and using techniques that I knew about from rock performance. Pete Townshend I think of myself as a funny guy but nobody thinks I'm funnier than my daughters. Jerry O'Connell The dynamic range of a digital camera is not that much greater than film, particularly if you push the ASA a little bit. Gary Ross Until now, I've been a kind of binge-writer - I'll carve out five or six hours on a weekend day and make a large container of espresso and just bang out a lot of words. Lev Grossman You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era; it should never leave you. Leontyne Price We have established a new basis in our country in which economic liberalization would continue to flourish alongside democratic forces and deregulated power structure. Ibrahim Babangida If there is a ground zero in the cultural wars, it is Missouri, a state where pro-life groups are stron...

label suggests album ideas for you, you smile politely, and then proceed to shoot it down, because it's never what you as an artist feel is right for you. John Scofield Everybody has a bad hair day, but us girls still like to be told we look nice even if we don't feel like we do. Cat Deeley Illegal is not a race, it is a crime. Russell Pearce I think, as a general matter, clearly, the United States globally supports the development of democracy and the democratic yearnings of all people. Richard Armitage In the United States, large corporations control some members of Congress. All this does is delay the corporation's funeral at our expense. Nassim Nicholas Taleb Hope travels through, nor quits us when we die. Alexander Pope A government without the power of defense! It is a solecism. James Q. Wilson When you end a successful sitcom, the most sensible thing to do is go back to the theater. John Lithgow

What I do is make myself this over-the-top character that people either find endearing or they think is a joke. Then I can do anything I want. Billy Eichner Modern records are all made with virtually identical gear, software plug-ins and everything. Everybody wants everything to sound like the last thing that was popular because they're chasing their tails. Dweezil Zappa When did one man ever civilize a people? John Lothrop Motley I don't have a life, I really don't. I'm as close to a nun as you can be without the little hat. I'm a golf nun. Gabrielle Reece Any time you're a type, your career's over. Shia LaBeouf Newt Gingrich is an idiot of great renown... There's something so hopelessly gross and vile about him it's hard to take him seriously. Maurice Sendak I never feel any pressure about a film. What is meant to happen will happen. I have seen failure as well as success several times. Akshay Kumar I'm not in the Shakespea...

economic and cultural impact. J. William Fulbright We should see the leadership from the White House setting dates certain for certain goals of achieving greater alliance on alternative and renewable energy sources, but we are not. Ron Kind Always live in the ugliest house on the street - then you don't have to look at it. David Hockney I don't think that the press in 2004 was any more unfair to Bush than they were to Kerry. Mark McKinnon I think I have come to a place where I'm able to feel more comfortable about being honest. June Jordan Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. William Penn The very first step to building wealth is to spend less than you make. Brian Koslow Success in war underpins the claims to greatness of many presidents. R. W. Apple, Jr. I think romantic comedy, when done right, is my favorite genre. It's just a genre that's very human. Lena Dunham