“If you do finish the book and are still scared of me and people of my ilk, then I recommend you schedule an appointment with a therapist. Either that, or try writing your own book”

“Follow your heart. Do what you love. Because I was constantly struggling with that. If it's in your heart, go for it. Don't listen to other people.”

“I've always had a foot in everything. As a kid, I was active in sports and theater. Now, I'm learning I have to focus a bit. I'm trying to get to next projects, like writing a screenplay. Once that...”

“One thing about D.C. that's funny to me is that you end up running into famous political figures who you've seen on television who you think are not real until you see them.”

“I wish more Americans would travel here. I always encourage my friends: 'Travel. See the Middle East. There's so much to see, so many good people.' And it's vice versa, and it helps stop problems o...”

“Anyone who's gotten their passport in America will tell you, when you get it, it still says what country you were born in. So I remember getting my American passport. I was like, 'Woo-hoo! I'm goin...”

“We are all so guilty at the way we have allowed the world around us to become more ugly and tasteless every year that we surrender to terror and steep ourselves in it.”

“Prison always has been a good place for writers, killing, as it does, the twin demons of mobility and diversion”

“All others are outside myself;I lock my door and bar them outThe turmoil, tedium, gad-about.I lock my door upon myself,And bar them out; but who shall wallSelf from myself, most loathed of all?If I...”

“Be nice to yourself, for you deserve everything that you want!”

“Try to find the nicest phrases and words while talking to your parents and be creative because whatever you say, it is not enough”

“Choosing the best option might show our smartness but Choosing the Right option would show our Goodness.,There, indeed, is a difference between being WISE and being NICE, andits now, it's our turn ...”

“I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.”

“If I was invincible, maybe I would take up some extreme sports.”

“When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas.”