It doesn't have to be pretty. It has to be meaningful.

It is of no concern to me if one is rich or poor, healthy or sick, at some time or another life will be pretty difficult for everyone. That is one of the reasons why my figures do not smile.

My images don't come close to real life. The world is remarkable, astounding and surprising that one does not need to exaggerate. What actually exists is simply insane.

I do not love fiction, I love history.

I think there are lots of ways of leading very good lives and growing spiritually. This process of growth goes on whether we believe it or not.

A mind which really lays hold of a subject is not easily detached from it.

Batman and Superman are very different characters but they're both iconic and elemental. Finding the right story for them both is the key.

A critic often has to play the role of coroner, dissecting a work to find out why it died (or never lived).

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

I do not think I will ever become deadened, because I live in other people's lives, I must admit there are times when it weighs medown because I can't do some of the things I want.

The human spirit is resilient and truth - no matter how long you abuse it and how long you try to crush it - will, as Dr. King would say, rise up again, and in the final analysis will prevail.

Having said that, I'm a huge Jack Nicholson fan because he just goes nuts in everything he does. Having Jack in his heyday would also be a dream come true.

Topology is the science of fundamental pattern and structural relationships of event constellations.

When you're trapped in an abusive home environment you can feel completely hopeless and lost. Remember that situations can change with time, and that it won't be this way forever.