Innovation violates tradition--attacks it in public and steals from it in private.

Pain narrows consciousness; pleasure blurs it.

When Medusa looks in the mirror, she sees the Lady of Sorrows.

My passions have never jumped out of the fireplace and set fire to the carpet.

Retirement requires the invention of a new hedonism, not a return to the hedonism of youth

The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'

Every day begins with an act of courage and hope: getting out of bed.

Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.

Being strong means that you are made of steel.

The charm of fame is so great, that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

I'd spent so long trying to fit in,trying to be someone i wasn't,that i had no idea who i was any more.

I have always been fascinated by dark and mysterious stuff. I guess I have a pretty dark and gloomy side. Writing songs saves me from going completely gonzo.

I will always speak out when someone says that a principle or a rule or a tradition trumps people.

They misunderestimated me.

A few years ago England would have struggled to beat the Eskimos

One guy records the voices, another guy times the storyboard, another guy times the sheets, one guy is the story editor. All these jobs should be covered by the director.

I hate flying. I don't planes. I get really anxious.

It takes character to withstand the rigours of indolence.