I've been bragging for over 25 years that my first New York Times bestseller was a book I copied from the U.S. Government Printing Office!

What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the forefront of opposing censorship.

Some of the best health care services are free or cost very little and are even available to millionaires but hardly anyone knows they exist.

Most every dental school has discount dental services.

When I hear 'politics,' I hear 'relationships.'

It is not hard to see why the FBI wants wiretapping backdoors. It would certainly make its job easier. But rejiggering the Internet so government can conveniently monitor everything we say and do online is too high a price to pay for making law enforcement more efficient.

I think the part of my acting career where I've been more successful, I've been incredibly cushioned. People are much too nice to you. You go into politics, and people are absolutely brutal. You've got proper enemies, and they're vicious. It's very invigorating.

Democracy cannot be imagined without Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha, and they cannot be imagined without MPs and MLAs.