Fran Lebowitz

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.

The telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.

I am a big one for subtlety and empathy. My dad was softly spoken and didn't carry his honours and accomplishments for everyone to see.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

As a young child my attention span was, as I remember it, rather short.