Babies and the old are permitted self-absorption. In between, it provokes resentment.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

Like a lot of people, for a long time I thought that the road to hell is paved with bad sequels.

There is nowhere pressing to get to because there is absolutely nothing wrong with where I am.

The most beautiful thing is telling someone you love them, because you can only love another person if you love yourself

Now son, you don’t want to drink beer. That’s for Daddies, and kids with fake IDs.

Don't hang out in your old neighborhood with your new cars and flash it to guys who don't have that. The only thing you're doing is making 'em hate.

Success creates opportunities for other people.

Because I was always a fat child, I got fatter and fatter, and I ended up 18 stone and with a 40-inch waist.

Ultimately not one amongst us Will ever be denied that, The glimmer of a chance to shine.

Working in any country where you want to talk about the kind of issues that other people don't want to talk about is difficult.

As an artist, I can't be responsible for how people interpret material.