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Favorite Quotes


"My favorite monologue in the book is Kate Harrington's story of her relationship with Truman."


"The Sand Pebbles has always been one of my favorite films, I suppose because its the most difficult film - from a physical and logistical standpoint - that I've ever made."


"Strats are my favorite electric guitars, and I've got quite a collection."



"With Hitchcock I had little relationship. I was called to replace Bernard Herrmann, his favorite composer, in Torn Curtain, after the bitter fight between them."


"My favorite designers are Levi Strauss and Fruit of the Loom."


"My favorite rocker is Go because it is heavy and chaotic."


"Forever Young, by Dylan, is one of my favorite songs."


"The Progressive Blues Experiment, Johnny Winter... and Still Alive and Well is my favorite rock record."


"If I'm out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I've got a favorite. If I'm jumping, I have a favorite, and if I'm racing, I have a favorite."


"Do we settle on a regional team because we can go to its ballpark and see its games on television? Or do we choose a team as our favorite because it has an especially appealing player, a Barry Bonds or an Ichiro?"


"Growing up, my favorite TV show was Star Trek."


"And of course coming from Massachusetts, Rocky Marciano was my favorite."


"You know there's nothing a Hill Democrat would rather do than criticize another Democrat. It is their favorite activity. Then they can read about how honorable they are in an Op-Ed piece, how bipartisan."


"And this one I wanted to do some covers. So I just really sang some of my favorite songs."


"Nooooooo... favorite film, that's like asking if you have a favorite kid!"


"My favorite Knicks moment was when we beat Indiana in Game 7 to reach the NBA Finals. We worked so hard as a team to reach that moment that it was very satisfying to beat Indiana and reach the Finals."


"We were the laughingstock of that first season... It was with great relish several years later that I received a TV Guide award for favorite actress on television."


"Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing."


"Really, if I'm gonna eat a meat, I'd rather eat venison than anything and I do like it a little on the rare side. That's probably my favorite meat and I've had some awfully good venison in some of the great restaurants."


"My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know what that means, but it sounds like a dig."


"I don't tend to have a favorite album; I tend to have favorite tracks. There are flaws in every album that spoil it for me."


"I try not to have favorites, but Barfly is one that I like. My favorite is always the one I just finished."


"You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up."


"My favorite moments in the show are when I stand by myself and sing."


"My vintage Levi's are my favorite on the show, 'cause they really fit."


"You might have a favorite book or film, but you can only watch or read it so many times before you have to let it sit and then go back and realize it's your favorite still. At some point everything gets a little stale and you have to step away from it."


"My favorite place is Central Park because you never know what you're going to find there. I also like that when I look out the windows of surrounding hotels, it's seems like I'm looking out over a forest."


"My favorite jellybean is the pink one with the flavor inside."


"Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put me into that drawer of singers who can't really sing, who speak their songs."


"Ray Leonard was more of a favorite than Thomas Hearns that night."


"My favorite book is always the one I'm working on at the moment."


"I would always fall down the big main staircase in our house. My favorite thing in the world was to pretend to be horribly killed at the top of it, and to fall dramatically down to the bottom of it."


"That's sort of like asking a parent who their favorite child is. It's very hard to determine. Sometimes I'll get feedback from somebody who liked this part of the show. Others like another part of the show."


"I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass player. I was really into the Grateful Dead, and I still am - I don't listen to them too much, but for me they are a big influence."


"Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding everything he knew into that kid."
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