Quotes About Opinion

I'm incapable of writing without social commentary. I like to think that it's integrated and not really heavy handedly didactic.

Intellectuals would be much more accepted now than in the '40s.

There is no inherent contradiction between being right-wing and being intelligent.

I don't care about the bare fact that anyone liked or didn't like a book or movie; they can only interest me in that bare fact by writing an intelligent review.

Let's be honest: Everyone has got their opinion. It doesn't mean their opinion is an intelligent one.

Tennis is only a sport, and we don't intend to get involved in politics.

I don't think that a same-sex marriage is the way God intended it to be.

A lot of movies aren't intended for everybody.

I love going on Chris Hayes' show. It probably is my favorite because of the intensity of the intellectual combat.

I'm not a stone-thrower when it comes to Hillary Clinton and her emails and her server. I don't think there has been criminal intent on Hillary Clinton's part. I don't see an indictment.

When you don't behave the way liberals think you should, their effort and their intention to control you compounds.

Everyone has a right to say what they want, but what they have to say doesn't interest me.

When you make a piece, one of the interesting things is hearing what other people think about it.

There's no right or wrong answer in an interpretation. It's all in the person who's interpreting, and how you feel about something.

I don't like being told someone's interpretation of something that I do.

I try to avoid describing one interpretation of my books. Of course I have an opinion. I have things I want to say, but I don't ever want to limit anybody, to have them say, 'Oh, he said this, so that's what it's about.' I'm happy people bring their own stuff to it.

Whether I'm in the Hall of Fame or not, I can say whatever I like; it just depends on how it's interpreted!

I might like somebody, and have to go interview somebody that hates them, but I still have to be fair.

When somebody wants to interview me, I've always got something to say.

When I interview someone, I want to find out about their life, get a sense of their personality, their passion. Maybe I'm hiring for a certain job, but even if your job is marketing, I'm going to ask you for your opinion on other things - taste this, what do you think of this bottle?

Treat everyone you meet during your interview with courtesy. Your interviewer could ask anyone for their opinion of you!

I've always thought if I could pick my interviewer, it'd be Charlie Rose, who I think is the best.

Never mind the people who wrote huge articles in the New Journalism style about politics or rock stars. But for me to get into this magazine on the strength of no facts, no plodding, no interviews, and just a romance about Hollywood High, meant I must, in the magazine's opinion, be a star myself.

Just because someone makes an inappropriate comment does not make it true!