I'm never really conscious of saying, "I'm going to take on a specific role to combat a certain image in the public eye." I think that's pretty manipulative and transparent to the public anyway.

My dad's probably one of the kindest people in the world. When I was younger that's not how I was- I was a little spoiled brat.

When I was young I used to have this thing where I wanted to see everything I used to think 'How can I die without seeing every inch of this world?'

Portraying emotionally ill characters gives me the chance to really act.

The first kiss I had was the most disgusting thing in my life. The girl injected about a pound of saliva into my mouth, and when I walked away I had to spit it all out.

You can make history, or you will be vilified by it.

Everywhere I go, somebody is staring at me. I don't know if people are staring because they recognize me or because they think I'm a weirdo.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

My career should adapt to me. Fame is like a VIP pass wherever you want to go.

I'm just starting to scratch the surface of what really makes me happy and it's taken me a while to admit that acting like a little child and being a jerk and a punk is fun.

To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy.

There's always something when you're at fault, too, and that fault you must discover and learn to recognize and take the consequences of it.

The great courageous act that we must all do, is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams.

I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry.

It disturbs me no more to find men base, unjust, or selfish than to see apes mischievous, wolves savage, or the vulture ravenous.

In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.

Dead men always have the last laugh. They win. They're dead. You can't hurt their feelings anymore.

When I started to work on perfume, I could not reduce the idea of a woman to one smell.

To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings.

Only foolish people are completely secure.

I didn't have a rigidly enforced religious parental pressure, but I did have a few years in my mid-teens of turning to religion, and it was very meaningful to me.