That was the river, this is the sea.

The rule is that if they have a weapon and want to take you someplace else, it is so they can kill you slower--Peter

Something terrible happens to people who don't create, something poisonous. Creating is a necessity for all humans, like breathing. If you don't do it, you suffer.

A man's character is best described in his epitaph

The life of music is bigger than all of us.

individuals are honest only to the extent that suits them (including their desire to please others)

Even if you assume presidents were democratically elected they still have no right to keep secrets from the American people.

Musically, I don't think I'd ever dry up. I trust my musical invention.

Detroit turned out to be heaven, but it also turned out to be hell.

A good deed done to an animal is as meritorious as a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is a bad as an act of cruelty to a human being.

Cinema is a worldwide phenomenon.