Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.

What the homosexual wants, and here he is neither willing to compromise nor morally required to compromise — is acceptance of homosexuality as a way of life fully on a par with heterosexuality.

Putting a label [homosexual] on myself was a big step forward...once I said, 'Yes, that's me, that's what I am,' I was able to work with it.

Do you remember when we picketed the White House in 1965?

Nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to follow the path that leads to himself.

It's a sad thing to contemplate, but I'm the last surviving cast member of 'The African Queen.'

I never stopped doing what I did as a child.

To reach people that no one is reaching you have to do things that no one is doing.

Some people are widely read. I'm thinly read.

Peter Mullan is the least method actor around.

Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.

Affliction is a pill, which, being wrapt up in patience and quiet submission, may be easily swallowed; but discontent chews the pill, and so embitters the soul.

Will not the Lord hear my prayers and listen to my cries as soon as he ever did to theirs [the ancient saints'] if I come to him in the manner they did?

There are few words in the music business or in art that I'll say people or some writers are overgenerous with words like 'legend' or 'genius', 'he's a pioneer' and all of that.