Existence is larger than any model that is not itself the exact size of existence (which has no size).

The function of law and theology are the same: to keep the poor from taking back by violence what the rich have stolen by cunning.

The fear of death is the beginning of slavery.

You should view the world as a conspiracy run by a very closely-knit group of nearly omnipotent people, and you should think of those people as yourself and your friends.

You are precisely as big as what you love and precisely as small as what you allow to annoy you.

In conlusion, there is no conclusion. Things will go on as they always have, getting weirder all the time.

The rapists of the intellectual world become politicians; the seducers become artists.

Philadelphia merely seems dull because it's next to exciting Camden, New Jersey.

Of course I'm crazy, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.

History, sociology, economics, psychology et al. confirmed Joyce's view of Everyman as victim.

My own opinion is that belief is the death of intelligence. As soon as one believes a doctrine of any sort, or assumes certitude, one stops thinking about that aspect of existence.

love has a very dulling effect on the brain

He lived to near the things he loved to seem poetical.

He must really be a big success - even his mother-in-law admits it.

I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to L.A. and pursued acting and film, which is sad, really.

Every day is an opportunity to fall or hurt yourself.

With acting, you are a small part of the creative process, and sometimes it is hard to feel like you are making an impact.

He who wants to learn true humility should reflect upon the Passion of Jesus. (267)

The business of the philosopher is well done if he succeeds in raising genuine doubt.

Bravery does not mean being fearless. It means to be full of fear but still not being dominated by it.

But actors should act. You should see them most often rather than just not.