Metallica is the world to me - it always has been, and that's not going to change. I'm married to Metallica.

One time we saw some hookers but when we got closer we realized it was Motley Crue.

I choose to live, not just exist.

Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar.

People always complain about something. If you face yourself and stand up strong, you're OK. You can't go wrong.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

My lifestyle determines my deathstyle.

Live win, dare fail.

There is one Metallica. We have many styles, it's called Metallica.

It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see.

It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.

To be successful, innovation is not just about value creation, but value capture.

I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed.

Seriously I suspected I was a good actor, though I didn't know it during 'Monsoon Wedding.' Now I realize the more I learn, the less I know about acting... and life.

I lost my father was I 10 years old, and I always looked for a father. I missed my father very much.

That's how it is: some people are content to wait till you ask, while others jump right in with the whole story.

I believe in free will.

I have written every poem, every novel, for the same purpose-to find out what I think, to know where I stand.

When scoring a film, empathy is the key. And it is just as important to use music to express the actors' emotions as it is to move the audience.

And what do I mean by the word 'perfection'? That I shall not try to explain but only say, 'Perfection makes me laugh.' Not cynically, I hasten to add, 'With joy.