A laugh is a surprise. And all humor is physical. I was always athletic, so that came naturally to me.

Let's not call physical comedy falling down and pratfalls. All humor is physical, no matter how you dish it out. It's timing, like a dancer or an athlete would have.

I come from a much freer kind of performance thing, where I rely on my own improv and my own sense of humor.

Art hurts. Art urges voyages - and it is easier to stay at home.

When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand, and his outline recedes, vanishes. He is rich and sweet and right. He is part of the world, the atmosphere, the blue sky and the blue water.

Poetry is life distilled.

Art depends on luck and talent.

I don't think there's any artist of any value who doesn't doubt what they're doing.

When I was going for my graduate degree, I decided I was going to make a feature film as my thesis. That's what I was famous for-that I had my thesis film be a feature film, which was 'You're a Big Boy Now.'

The only TV I would be interested in exploring would be live television. There's no substitute for a team of artists performing at their peak live when failure is possible. It's a high-wire act. That excites me.

I gladly, I voluntarily gave up the kind of commercial film career I had going as soon as I had enough money to finance my own films.

We support each other in the Coppola family. We love the idea of everyone getting his place in the sun.

It is a little disappointing to see that your legs are not as strong. But I like the idea of growing old, and the thought of approaching death is not particularly daunting to me.

As long as I can make lots of money in other businesses, I'll continue to subsidize my own work.

I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be.

I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button.

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful.

I think cinema, movies, and magic have always been closely associated. The very earliest people who made film were magicians.

I think a sequel is a waste of money and time. I think movies should illuminate new stories.

To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'

I wanted to be a film student again, as a man in my 60s. To go someplace alone and see what you can cook up, with non-existent budgets. I didn't want to be surrounded by comforts and colleagues, which you have when when you're a big time director. I wanted to write personal works.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost.

I have more of a vivid imagination than I have talent. I cook up ideas. It's just a characteristic.

It takes no imagination to live within your means.

I got a .30-30 for Christmas in the seventh grade. It wasn't what I asked for, by the way.

It's all about communication and a dialogue between individuals - get rid of the labels, get rid of the shame, get rid of the stigmas and just be your most authentic self.

Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from.

I was in romantic relationships with girls - whatever that means at 14.

There's always a need for new superheroes. As society changes, the types of superheroes will probably change as well.

I feel very, very thankful to have the family that I do.

I'm so thankful to have been born in the times that we live in.

There's a security, a validity of knowing that it's legal. It's hard to put into words. It's just a feeling, I guess - something about saying vows in front of the people around you who love and support you.

I used to go to sports camp every summer. I'd make a lot of new friends, and it was all athletic. It was basically a place for parents to send their kids to run out all their summer energy for two weeks.

When you work crazy TV hours, you got to have a good sense of humor.

I like endings that let your imagination do a lot of the work.

I'm Jewish, so I don't really do Christmas gifts, and Hanukkah is not as big a deal as gifts are concerned, so I never actually give gifts.

I haven't worn make-up since my wedding, and my husband loves me a lot.

Your doubts are generated by fear, and fear is a series of distorted thoughts.

Man Repeller is intended to chronicle all the fashion trends that women love and men hate. I started it because I am woman with a deep appreciation for harem pants. And sometimes blaming clothing on a sad love life is easier than blaming oneself!

People always ask me how I muster the strength to be so open about things, and I explain to them that I took the Myers-Briggs test, like, four times, and every single time, I ranked an 87 percent extrovert, so it would probably take more strength for me to shut up.

I don't take such good care of my skin; my mom kills me about it... I sit in the sun so much. I love a tan.

I never borrowed money from Mom. I lived at home, but my parents never helped me. I worked hard and moved out. I treated my blog like a business; hard work is important.

I understand that there are thick, dark circles under my eyes. I have grown to appreciate them. I have noticed that my nose grows a little hookier on a near-monthly basis. That's fine. I know there are wrinkles ready to stake their claim as full time residents on my forehead any moment now. My dad has those, too, and I find that endearing.

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.

Whatever hysteria exists is inflamed by mystery, suspicion and secrecy. Hard and exact facts will cool it.

Stylized acting and direction is to realistic acting and direction as poetry is to prose.

I want to thank the Academy for its courage and generosity.

In art, the obvious is a sin.

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

I was born on October 21, 1956 in Burbank, California. My father, Eddie Fisher, was a famous singer. My mother, Debbie Reynolds, was a movie star. Her best-known role was in 'Singin' In The Rain.'