I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me.

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

Reality is hard. It is no walk in the park, this thing called life.

I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and isn't going to end on whatever that mysterious date is in the future

I can't tell you what I had for breakfast, but I can sing every single word of rock and roll

From the moment we walk out the door until we come back home our sensibilities are so assaulted by the world that we have to soak up as much love as we can get, simply to arm ourselves.

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

When I'm 80 and sitting in a rocking chair listening to the Rolling Stones, there is absolutely no way I'm going to feel old or forget my younger days.

I still have highs and lows, just like any other person. What's missing is the lack of control over the super highs, which became destructive, and the super lows, which are immediately destructive.

Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them.

Sometimes it is the simplest, seemingly most inane, most practical stuff that matters the most to someone.

You are the song of my mind, melody of my soul, dance of my spirit, and the indescribable ecstasy of my life.

Everything's Matter. Everything Matters.

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

Who exactly am I saving from shame, when I’ll live and die in every possible way?

The feast of reason and the flow of soul.

May God so fill us today with the heart of Christ that we may glow with the divine fire of holy desire.

Lady bartenders live a tougher life than anybody knows.

I grew up in Hawaii so I was outside a lot playing in the water.

An occasional insurrection will not weigh against the inconveniences of a government of force, such as are monarchies and aristocracies.

Hollywood, it's just like high school. Whoever is pretty and popular, everyone wants to be with.