Every great story seems to begin with a snake.

I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.

Some things are true whether you believe in them or not.

When I play supernatural characters in 'Ghost Rider' or 'City Of Angels,' the possibilities are limitless. The possibilities are endless, you can do so much with that.

I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence.

I like both Blu-ray and DVD, but Blu-ray gives you more options.

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.

Zoology has always been interesting to me. Nature is fascinating.

Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios.

I'm not really gadget oriented. I'm not into technology or computers. I'm not good at interfacing with that sort of gear.

IN practicing meditation, we’re not trying to live up to some kind of ideal—quite the opposite.

I became a writer so that the voices inside my head would become an acceptable occurrence.

No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by generations of cooks past, the advice and menus of cooks present, the wisdom of cookbook writers.

So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.

'Clothespin' was the first city monument on a large scale that could compete with the architecture around it.

I feel as if I'm always on the verge of waking up.

They say you're nobody til somebody kills you But where I'm from you're nobody til you kill somebody

They are called 'Emos' now, and before that they were 'Goths.' They didn't have a name for it when I was one, but I was that black-wearing teenager and yes, I wore a little eyeliner.

As you live high standards publicly and privately, and even under great pressure adhere to them, you raise the vision of others.

I like things to happen, and if they don't happen I like to make them happen.