"I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set."

“Being the object of Alfred Hitchcock's obsession was horrific, but while he ruined my career, he could never ruin my life.”

“Indians were here first - it's about time. We're way behind the African Americans and Hispanic Americans in getting politically involved, but we're beginning to take a page out of their notebook.”

“To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“We writers, as we work our way deeper into our craft, learn to drop more and more personal clues. Like burglars who secretly wish to be caught, we leave our fingerprints on broken locks, our voiceprints in bugged rooms, our footprints in the wet concrete.”

Source : Ross Macdonald (1967). “Archer in Hollywood: three exciting novels: The moving target, The way some people die [and] The barbarous coast”

“Music is love, love is music, music is life, and I love my life. Thank you and good night.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Of course we all know people who aren't cut out for college, but I know it's a mistake to think of education only as a route to a better career. Reading books, studying history - all these things contribute to making us better citizens, too.”

Source : "Ask the Author Live: Rebecca Mead". Live chat, www.newyorker.com. May 28, 2010.

“Losers blame their parents; Failures blame their kids.”

“Halloween is huge in my house and we really get into the "spirits" of things.”