Quotes About Author

Explanations of thoughts as the product of some deeper force such as the soul, he felt, were really the realm of metaphysics.

We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics.

Let him who elevates himself above humanity say, if he pleases, I never will compromise; but, let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromise.

The Ryan Murphy universe is a very strange place to occupy, and I would never tell anyone who loves Chad Radwell to ever give up complete hope.

One of the things I loved - or I love still - about this Occupy movement is it's got a very gentle core. I mean, it's really decidedly nonviolent in the face of all kinds of situations.

It is difficult to say how muscle injuries occur.

It didn't even occur to me that I could use my strong image in cinema to propagate my political ideas. To me, cinema was cinema and politics was politics.

My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of Iowa.

Believe me, I think if I stopped writing when I left The Voice I would have quite a legacy. But the fact of the matter was, it never occurred to me to stop.

The advent of a new religion, making serious and impressive claims to embody a new revelation from on high, is not a frequent occurrence.

Frank Ocean is super dope! He's like a ghost. He's, like, not really real. I didn't think he was real until I met him.

The most autobiographical thing I've ever written is my second novel, called 'An Ocean in Iowa.' That is pretty close to my childhood.

The fact that the Virgin logo was on the side of SpaceShipOne on October 4th, 2004 was fantastic.

It was just really odd to be in a room with Ian McKellen sharing cucumber sandwiches.

In the odd moment when I am not thinking about horses, I write books.

It is literally my job to support and defend the President, so it is odd to me that I am being asked to defend or explain 'comments in support' of my boss.

I had a dog named Basil, and he's the hero of the book 'Animal Firm.' Oddly enough he's a dachshund, which is not really my kind of dog.

So what did influence 'Bird Box?' Well, I've had a crush on Medusa since about 1985. Maybe the book is an ode to her.

Most of my acting has been for fantasy-based shows like 'A Korean Odyssey.' But for 'Vagabond,' it is totally different.

I think if you went to a studio and pitched the first 'Insidious,' it never would have gotten made because it was so offbeat.

'Ratboy' is an offbeat film with a lot of comments to make about human values. But, because it's offbeat, it doesn't have an obvious market.

Every time I give an interview, I seem to offend somebody in my family, usually my mother.

We don't deliberately set out to offend. Unless we feel it's justified.

For some reason, I tend to take on the stuff that people are really passionate about. If you make a list of people you don't want to offend, it's Vonnegut readers, comic book fans, and Coen brothers enthusiasts.