Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable.

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism.

Advertising is the very essence of democracy.

When an actor has money he doesn't send letters, he sends telegrams.

Simon Cowell is tight. That's why he's so successful - he's able to keep his money to himself.

Pre-preproduction is the tenuous time before a project is greenlit; before the studio commits to spending real money. This is the most vulnerable period for any film because it's the time when your project is most likely to be put into turnaround. That's film-speak for killed off.

I was never supposed to be a businessman. I was going to change the world. I was going to go back to Latin America and work on agrarian reform and equalize the differences between rich and poor.

The U.S. have printed money; they intend to tax the rich in order to avoid the fiscal cliff. These are things that sees anyone who dares to propose them in Greece and Europe labeled an extremist, when at the same time, it's what Obama does.