How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else.

I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.

Some things are true whether you believe in them or not.

When I play supernatural characters in 'Ghost Rider' or 'City Of Angels,' the possibilities are limitless. The possibilities are endless, you can do so much with that.

I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence.

I like both Blu-ray and DVD, but Blu-ray gives you more options.

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.

Zoology has always been interesting to me. Nature is fascinating.

Every great story seems to begin with a snake.

Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can lead to all kinds of depressing scenarios.

Hate flows from a broken spirit.

You must achieve the confidence of knowing that you possess absolute, unbending, unimpeachable integrity. Everyone must know that. Above all else, it is integrity that defines your character.

No matter how much utter disdain I have for the work of a particular artist, I would still rather that he had created those works than hadn't

When I look back on the stuff I used to wear, I wonder why somebody didn't try to stop me. Just a friendly warning, "You may regret this," would have been fine.

Don't you drink? I notice you speak slightingly of the bottle. I have drunk since I was fifteen and few things have given me more pleasure.

We have not wings we cannot soar; but, we have feet to scale and climb, by slow degrees, by more and more, the cloudy summits of our time.

My favorite thing in the world was to make people sing - until I made people laugh. Then that became my favorite thing in the world.

I so desperately want my words to be indicative of how deeply and completely I love my people.

If one takes care of the means, the end will take care of itself.

Music does affect your opinions. Plato is supposed to have said "It's very dangerous to allow the wrong kind of music into the republic."