The arrogance of the artist is a very profound thing, and it fortifies you.

The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and unlimited imagination.

About a billion years ago, long before the continents had separated to define the ancient oceans, or their own outlines had been determined, a small protuberan…

Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.

My first big acting performance was in the Marilyn Monroe biography piece, and it required frontal nudity. I talked to Mira Sorvino, my co-star, about how nerv…

Illustrious acts high raptures do infuse, And every conqueror creates a muse.

One becomes a critic when one cannot be an artist, just as a man becomes a stool pigeon when he cannot be a soldier.