No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word; he knows that it is read more

No poet will ever take the written word as a substitute for the spoken word; he knows that it is on the spoken word, and the spoken word only, that his art is founded.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

Adam was looking for a comedian to do a 7 o'clock show. Two years ago, I was up for a read more

Adam was looking for a comedian to do a 7 o'clock show. Two years ago, I was up for a 10 o'clock show at another hotel, but I didn't want a 10 o'clock show. It isn't my crowd and I didn't think it would work.

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His read more

Elgin's game was an incredible performance, also. I don't think there's any comparison. Elgin did it without three-point lines. His game was attacking the hoop and hitting jumpers inside 20 feet. Kobe's range is unreal, and he does it his way.

They came out and pretty much had their way with us offensively.

They came out and pretty much had their way with us offensively.

All the teams at this point are running off adrenalin. Everyone is hungry.

All the teams at this point are running off adrenalin. Everyone is hungry.

I just gave up on acting for a couple of years until Good Will Hunting came around, and since it read more

I just gave up on acting for a couple of years until Good Will Hunting came around, and since it was Gus, it was hard to say no.

There will be innumerable township roads that we can't make an assessment on.

There will be innumerable township roads that we can't make an assessment on.

Ever since I was a little girl, I envisioned this exactly happening to me. Not necessarily doing a movie about read more

Ever since I was a little girl, I envisioned this exactly happening to me. Not necessarily doing a movie about strippers, but being young and having somebody like a director like Michael see me, and see something in me, and take a chance. And have a process like we have had.