"It’s not great when your husband thinks the only guy who can talk to you, is some other guy."

“You know, actors lie all the time. 'Can I ride on the horse? Are you kidding? Of course! I was born on a horse!'... It's the same with motorcycles.”

Source : "William Lucking rode many a motorcycle in films". Interview with Peter Hartlaub, www.sfgate.com. November 9, 2008.

“And uh, I'm glad that I still have my hands and my eyes to work with.”

“All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?”

“From early infancy, it appears that our ability to regulate emotional states depends upon the experience of feeling that a significant person in our life is simultaneously experiencing a similar state of mind.”

“Wickedness is a myth invented by good people to account for the curious attractiveness of others.”

“Socialism is workable only in heaven where it isn't needed, and in hell where they've got it.”

“Now, what does a vampire do with a computer? Keep track of investments? Send e-mail to other vampires as you all plot to take over the world?” “I spend a lot of time on Wikipedia making corrections to the entries of historical figures I’ve known.” I blinked at him. “Really?” “No, Kitty. That was a joke.”

“It's much easier to consume the visual image than to read something.”