"The greatest thing about our country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you…"

"Do you think the world can be saved? No."

"I told Jack I loved Body Heat. Because he's out here in the sticks and so he doesn't see anything. I said it was a real hot movie. He kept asking about the girl, Kathleen Turner, and I said that she'd…"

"I'm not a real writer. I'm a commercial writer."

"I don’t want to be a genius. I just want to be a success."