Because in fact I only lived to write, see no sense in life, have only forced "interests," wish every night, not urgently but quite definitely I could just not wake up tomorrow.

In the present, every day is a miracle.

When you can, always advise people to do what you see they really want to do. Doing what they want to do, they may succeed; doing what they don't want to do, they won't

Real rebels are rarely anything but second rate outside their rebellion; the drain of time and temper is ruinous to any other accomplishment.

Be virtuous and you'll be happy Nonsense Be happy and you'll begin to be virtuous.

A cynic is just a man who found out when he was ten that there wasn't any Santa Claus, and he's still upset.

I meditate and put on a rubber tire with three bottles of beer. Most of the time I just sit picking my nose and thinking.

I can't read ten pages of Steinbeck without throwing up.

The innocent supposition, entertained by most people, that even if they are not brilliant, they are not dumb, is correct only in a very relative sense.

The first test of ability and intelligence is to find a field of endeavor in which profits are large and risks small.

In the present every day is a miracle.

I don't know what drives me to succeed. I know I want to always do the best I can. I never was like that as a kid.

If a painting of mine suits me, it is right. If it does not please me, I care not if all the great masters should approve it or the dealers buy it. They would be wrong.

A lot of independent films offer a harsh reality check.

I like meeting all my fans and signing autographs, although it can all get a bit crazy. Yesterday, for example, a boy just came over and planted a big kiss on my face! I was like, 'Hello?'

Some of the mini-worlds that filmmakers have created are so ingrained in my love of culture.

You must let life flow naturally, for life’s secret is patience; you must stop pushing for change and allow things to unfold.

I have the experience of age and suffering.

There has to be an element of risk-taking for me in my work.

Success happens with a consistent increase in quality in your life

Music is one of the most essential things in life. It is what teaches us.