“As a writer, or as a filmmaker, you have to present yourself, and part of what yourself is is what you're interested in, or what you think is funny, or what you think is sad, or what you think is horrible.”
“I didn't grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go.”
| Jessica Alba, Actress (1981) |
| James Baker, Politician (1930) |
| Lionel Barrymore, Actor (1878) |
| Harold Bauer, Musician (1873) |
| Simin Daneshvar, Novelist (1921) |
| Duncan Forbes, Writer (1798) |
| Jorge Garcia, Actor (1972) |
| William Hall, Soldier (1827) |
| Diane Johnson, Novelist (1934) |
| Elena Kagan, Judge (1960) |
| Penelope Fitzgerald, Poet (2000) |
| Leon Jouhaux, Leader (1954) |
| Mohammed Daud Khan, Statesman (1978) |
| Aleksandr Lebed, Politician (2002) |