"Julius Tallow was a fool. He appeared complacent, but like a weak swimmer out of his depth, his legs were kicking frantically under the surface, trying to keep him afloat. Whatever happened, Nathaniel did not intend to sink with him."

“I sadly want a reform in the construction of children. Nature's only idea seems to be to make them machines for the production of incessant noise.”

“Comedy can't be about continuous success.”

“I'd like to do 'My Best Friend's Wedding,' 'Pretty Woman,' Meg Ryan type stuff. Romantic comedies. I'd love to do some action stuff as well.”

“If you go into a relationship expecting someone else to fill you up, you're doomed right off.”

“I spend as much time as possible at my stable in the Hollywood Hills. It keeps me sane.”

“A book suggests a whole world and story that I could have never thought of in a million years.”

Source : "Alexander Payne Talks THE DESCENDANTS and His Next Two Projects NEBRASKA and WILSON". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 17, 2011.

“When I saw the plane, I was absolutely astonished! Two emotions crashed over me: surging joy and crazy fear.”

Source : "Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas". Book by Abby Sunderland and Lynn Vincent, 2011.

“Life is about flows not about stuff we have. Water in a tank turns bad. Water that flows gives life. Money in banks turn toxic, it must flow”