"Long before I became 'rich and famous' I just sat round drinking wine and staring at the walls."

“That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be.”

Source : James Jones (2011). “From Here to Eternity: The Restored Edition”, p.943, Open Road Media

“My culture and my language have the right to exist, and no one has the authority to dismiss that.”

Source : 1994 Speech at the Booker Prize award ceremony, 11 Oct.

“Ricky Gervais would have you believe otherwise, but Sacha Baron Cohen is the most successful British comedian in the world.”

“some angels are destined to fall”

“My biggest challenge is cooking traditional French dishes, which usually require very specific techniques and methods. That’s just not my style... I cook from the soul.”

Source : "Aaron Sanchez, Chef Of The Week (RECIPE)". Interview with Cindy Y. Rodriguez, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2011.

“The biggest regret I have about 'Rubicon' is that we didn't end it. Sometimes you do these shows and you don't have the opportunity to get closure. Stories are supposed to have a beginning, middle and an end.”

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

“I'm not geeky but I have my geeky, corky moments, and then I've got some aspects of cool in me, I guess.”

“Painting comes to reality through illusion. An illusion that allows us to make a leap of faith; to believe. To believe in a blue that can be the wing of a bug or a thought. It makes our invisible visible.”

Source : Squeak Carnwath, John Berggruen Gallery (San Francisco, Calif.) (1994). “Squeak Carnwath, recent paintings: September 8-October 8, 1994, John Berggruen Gallery”