"As a man grows older it is harder and harder to frighten him."

“A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they are not dead, really. They're just backing away from life.”

Source : "Fictional character: Maude". "Harold and Maude", www.imdb.com. 1971.

“Love the sea? I dote upon it--from the beach.”

Source : Douglas William Jerrold, Blanchard Jerrold (1859). “Specimens of Douglas Jerrold's wit: together with selections, chiefly from his contributions to journals, intended to illustrate his opinions”, p.72

“I'm on a lot of nonprofit boards, but if I didn't enjoy it I wouldn't do it. I haven't yet done anything that's transformational in philanthropy. But I hope at some point to target two or three causes or organizations and really make transformational gifts.”

“I try to live with honor, even if it costs me millions of dollars and takes a long time. It's very unusual in Hollywood. Few people are trustworthy - a handshake means nothing to them. They feel they're required to keep an agreement with you only if you're successful or they need you.”

Source : "Man of Extremes The Return of James Cameron" by Dana Goodyear, www.newyorker.com. October 26, 2009.

“Memories are doing funny things to us.”

“You don't choose the times you live in, but you do choose who you want to be. And you do choose how you think.”

Source : "Film Review: ‘American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs’" by Justin Chang, variety.com. June 24, 2013.

“I can say that. I have a television show.”

“Moving to the country is a very bold thing to do. You can have vague romantic notions about doing that, but in actuality, it can be a terrifying thing.”