I think in the old music, everything was so competitive. It was all about - very selfish in a lot of ways.

I think winter wear is communal. You get some gloves and a scarf from a lost-and-found box, wash them, wear them for a while until you lose them. Then somebody else does the same thing

You ask any actor - they'll tell you they'd rather shoot on location because you don't have to invent the energy, the energy is there.

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.

It's enough to indulge and to be selfish but true happiness is really when you start giving back.

I'm one with New York, and New York is one with me. I grew up there; there's no escaping it. We're like Siamese twins, if you separate us, I'll die.

I don't like putting people on a pedestal, I think ideas are more exciting

When I feel myself getting overwhelmed, I take a deep breath and eat a piece of chocolate.

I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.

When you are dealing with real life, there is no way to control it.

I am happy to have success in the entertainment biz, but the root of my happiness comes from my neighborhood, NYC.

The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.

The least among the sadhus, saints and monks and other people of God is worthier than you. Never speak ill of them

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when?

Where's the fun in that?

The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.

These people are obsessive. They go overboard interpreting verbal and behavioral cues that take them way beyond reality.

Having a gun in your hand is very empowering.

I do not write experimental music. My experimenting is done before I make the music. Afterwards it is the listener who must experiment.

There are theoretical reformers at all times, and all the world over, living on anticipation.

Strong convictions are the secret of surviving deprivation; your spirit can be full even when your stomach is empty.