I feel so strongly on the power for good Hollywood has that I believe its influence is not only national but international.

Newspaper headlines throughout the nation scream what's wrong with Hollywood. Someone has to tell the people what's right with it. That certainly isn't my job alone, but I've taken it on because there's such a great need for giving people an honest, accurate picture of Hollywood.

Ce n'est pas la première fois que je remarque combien, en France particulièrement, les mots ont plus d’empire que les idées."

("It's not the first time I've noticed how much more power words have than ideas, particularly in France.")

Power lasts ten years; influence not more than a hundred.

I have more influence now than when I had the power.

The only thing they have got is about eight or 10 people in positions of power and influence who are former Perot folks who simply want to derail our nomination, ... Fox News Sunday.