"The great mystery to me is how restaurant critics think they can get away with doing their job without anybody noticing who they are."

“I'll say it one last time: Be brave.”

“There is no need to drag yourself through life, let go of the struggle & give yourself the time & love to find balance.”

“My television teaches me that everything was wonderful in the Soviet Union. According to the programs I watch, the KGB and apparatchiks were angels, and the Stalin era was so festive that the heroes of the day must still be celebrated today.”

“The QSM Software Almanac is an invaluable resource. It establishes a norm for software projects, including best of class, worst of class and averages. In addition, it profiles the state of the art of software construction and enhancement. I wish I'd had this wonderful reference book years ago.”

“Ideas are only as good as their execution”

“I love musicals, I started acting because I wanted to be in a musical.”

Source : "BWW Exclusive: InDepth InterView: Scarlett Johansson". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. June 25, 2010.

“I think writing is the most underrated thing in Hollywood.”

Source : "Q&A: Michael Peña on End of Watch, Race, Woody Allen". Interview with Simon Abrams, www.esquire.com. September 11, 2012.

“I mean, that star over there is blinking at me madly now, but for how long? An hour or two, or for the next million years? And how long will we sit here like this? Just another moment, or the rest of our lives? You know which one I'd prefer...”