I think that I recall the nostalgic '50s: the start of early television and rock-and-roll, and I think everything seemed to get very generic. Not much has changed.

Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.

Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys.

I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock.

I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me.

I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97.

On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material.

Its just I fell into a bunch of movies that kind of fit in my life. It made sense to do them in the 80s. Folks who know me think its hilarious.

My own personal taste in films as a member of the audience was not completely in line with films I was doing.

About a year ago, out of the blue, I just wrote a bunch of songs.

And I discovered after a couple years that I really didn't miss making movies.

Neither in the deepest ocean Nor in the perpetual snowHeaven was on earth that dayFor some reason we are yet to know

The elephants are dancing on the graves of squeeling mice.

Whatever disgrace we may have deserved it is almost always in our power to re-establish our character.

Let it go on record that any confusion arose simply because we lacked certain commonalities of reference.

If there is no God, then I am God.

Since it could be done what was the use of doing it, and anyway you always have to stop doing something sometime.

Nature is full of infinite causes that have never occurred in experience.

You can't always say what you'd like to say.

My dad always told me that anyone's voice is just another instrument added to the music.