A douchebag has an image to maintain. He is not real. He is the kind of guy who will change his last name into something cooler and more impressive.

What people instinctively regard as cool is real power - consistency. Pathetic is not cool. Being locked in a tragedy, but not knowing it. That's lameness.

Give a man a mask, and he'll tell you deeper and darker truths. But he'll also be more abusive, unaccountable, and demonic.

The Lord God is my sacred safety.

We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds in the name of destiny and in the name of God.

Everybody is on something these days. It's a racket. Overprescribing, masking the problem.

[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.

You know Beyoncé, man. She's very quiet about how she does things. She doesn't like to let everybody know what she's about to do.

If they ask you to stand still, you should dance.

I felt unworthy to play Jesus. I just accepted the responsibility and said, 'What actor wouldn't want to play this role?'

No, this is throwing up like coming off the tilt-a-whirl at age seven, like discovering that dead rat under the porch, like finding out someone you loved never loved you at all.

A lot of my writing is not terribly civilized.

I represent the Democratic party... I've never been nor do I ever plan to be a John McCain supporter. I support Barack Obama.