The more enchanted the idyll, greater must be the pain of its ending.

As soon as one promises not to do something, it becomes the one thing above all others that one most wishes to do.

...Gentlemen don't understand anything, however wise they may be.

Choice is the basis of every part of your existence, but so is fear. The difference is, choice creates movement, where fear limits movement.

She always had her eyes set on the light. But Sade couldn’t take his off of the darkness, because the second he did, it would devour him, and then her.

I worship the quicksand he [Richard Nixon] walks in.

Failure is not an option, so why talk about it?

There should always be some flowering and maturing of the fruits of nature in the cooking process.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

Having my priorities in order has really helped me look better, fresher, and more relaxed.

People don't want to see the guy next door on the stage, they want to see a being from another planet. You want to see somebody you'd never meet in ordinary life.

Milkmen seem so wholesome, and there's no way anybody can be that wholesome.

I have a genuine love affair with my audience. When I'm on stage they're not privileged to see me. It's a privilege for me to see them.