"Listen, whatever makes the movie better. That's the attitude you have to have."

"Once I got out of architecture school I decided not to be an architect, I just started my own little design studio."

"I went to school for engineering, I studied jazz. So I always had this kind of creative side and technical side, and I thought architecture might be the way to combine them, so I went to architecture school in New York."

"Most sailing ships take what they call trainees, who pay to be part of the crew. The Picton Castle takes people who are absolutely raw recruits. But you can't just ride along. You're learning to steer the ship, navigation; you're pulling lines, keeping a lookout; in the galley you're cooking."

"Marriage has no guarantees. If that's what you're looking for, go live with a car battery."

"Wisdom principle 87 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 9."

"Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all."