How does anybody ever think of anything?

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea.

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.

The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good.

I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don't want.

You're an idealist, and I pity you as I would the village idiot.

A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.

Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power. Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous.

The very meaninglessness of life forces man to create his own meaning.

Whether a religion is of peace or violence should be defined by the actions of its people, not by some books.

Sometimes I wonder what magic encircles all of us, what we could do if we were sensitive enough to unearth it.

I'm not going to be like a rapper and mention the people I'm talking about in my songs by name.

We are going by you without fighting if you will let us, but we are going by you anyhow!

I don't think of rejection as rejection, just a bad fit. Then I seek out other avenues of acceptance.

The more pitches you see, the more dangerous you become.

Penises are literally all around me all the time, and have a lot of influence on the world, on my world.

I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it?

I happen to be a movie star, but I'm not saying, "Hey, I'm a role model. Imitate me."

When you've cooked the marrow of the sun and moon, The pearl is so bright you don't worry about poverty.