Demon or angel or evil spirit, I just need something to show itself. Ghoulie or ghosty or long-legged beastie, I just want my hand held.

Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is spiritual. Our depression is our lives.

The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

Worker bees can leave. Even drones can fly away. The Queen is their slave.

Did perpetual happiness in the Garden of Eden maybe get so boring that eating the apple was justified?

You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away.

If you love something set it free, but don't be surprised if it comes back with herpes.

Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I've ever known.

The trick to forgetting the big picture is to look at everything close-up.

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

As we expand our knowledge of good books, we shrink the circle of men whose company we appreciate.

Fear steals your joy and kills your dreams.

People who have fallacious objectives are like the barren soil. The flowers grow from soil which is composed of the right objectives.

I hate being alone, even for 10 minutes.

I start out by believing the worst

I'm afraid of everything. But maybe when you're afraid of everything, it sort of seems like you're scared of nothing.

I'd be happy doing anything on a film set.

That's the great thing about literature -- it makes the world less lonely.

I don't really have much to prove. I can easily go in a comfort zone, make two films a year, hype them because I've signed them as a star, make them cheap and they will be big hits.

Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy.