For all the boredom the straight life brings, it's not too bad.

Even if you try to copy a film shot by shot, you still can't. It's still your own film.

I used to take photographs just to remember people.

I was once a shameless, full-time dope fiend.

Now the music industry is sort of like a Craigslist venture, right? Where you're making your own records and selling them online.

I'm normally drawn to something I haven't done and seen before.

The area of teenage life is not necessarily rarefied; we've all gone through that period. It's not as rarefied as a western or a space adventure or a gangster film, but it has its own dynamic.

Sometimes getting upset with yourself is necessary when you face the truth.

Modern-day cinema takes the form of a sermon. You don't get to think, you only get to receive information.

I have my ideas of what a good documentary is, but drama is a different animal because you're arranging everything.

I'm usually trying to react to what the actors are coming up with. And then the environment, and then the story.

There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.

In the end it will be your “Actions” “Convictions” & “Thoughts” which will determine how you shaped your life.

Without the spirit of gratitude, no amount of blessings would activate the feeling of happiness in one's mind.

Better to be dirty than dead.

I would just say that human beings are stronger together. Relying on someone else is not a sign of weakness it shows strength that you're able to accept that you need help.

There's no such thing as a perfect guy. I think it would be strange if somebody was absolutely everything you always wanted, because then there'd be no challenge. Also, you'd feel inferior.

I can say that I don't see myself with the foot on the gas pedal as hard as it's been down for 16 years.

Each day, the American housewife turns toward television as toward a lover. She feels guilty about it, and well she might, for he's covered with warts and is only after her money.

The more one produces, the less one gets.

I hate the moon. I hate tides and earthquakes and volcanoes. I hate a world where things that have absolutely nothing to do with me can destroy my life and the lives of people I love.