A man, when he wishes, is the master of his fate.

We can make ourselves actors, but only the audience can make a star.

The truth is I made a few good movies in the '50s, then went into freefall.

I am more important than my problems.

You are more important than your problems.

Use your imagination only on the future, never on the present or the past.

Before Satan there was no sin, and before sin there was no pain.

You cannot win your future if you cannot forgive your past

For me, the guitar synthesizer is a great writing instrument.

The appearance of the law must be upheld - especially when it's being broken.

Has there ever been a visitor to Ludlow who hasn't wished they lived there?

Music is very influential to my writing, as are theater and film.

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

Ink is the blood of the printing-press.

The Clash, in particular, transcends any category.