In the world of the celebrity, the hierarchy of publicity has replaced the hierarchy of descent and even of great wealth.

Power is not of a man. Wealth does not center in the person of the wealthy. Celebrity is not inherent in any personality. To be celebrated, to be wealthy, to have power requires access to major institutions.

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.

America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub.

I don't like to spend a lot of money on haircuts: I'll sometimes grow my hair and get an acting job and get them to cut it for free. I think for a lady, though, it's okay to spend a lot on a haircut.

I think something that forces financial institutions to write down underwater mortgages, I think, would be a sensible thing to do.

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.

Let's not go through that again. Redirect it, reduce the amount of money spent, but let's not destroy it. Because you don't know 10 years out what you're going to face.