I don't think I've ever had a plan or direction for myself. I've actually made decisions based more on what I didn't want to do than what I wanted to do.

Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.

Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys.

I don't limit my taste. There's some jazz that I like and there's some opera. I've been listening to what was essentially country music, but it crossed over to rock.

I think that I recall the nostalgic '50s: the start of early television and rock-and-roll, and I think everything seemed to get very generic. Not much has changed.

I always find it flattering when somebody recognizes me.

I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97.

On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material.

Its just I fell into a bunch of movies that kind of fit in my life. It made sense to do them in the 80s. Folks who know me think its hilarious.

My own personal taste in films as a member of the audience was not completely in line with films I was doing.

About a year ago, out of the blue, I just wrote a bunch of songs.

With time we learn that the things we're better off without have the ability to lead us somewhere better than we were before.

You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt.

I just got my phone back yesterday. My mom had it for two days. I was supposed to read a book and I really wanted to play Call Of Duty.

At this point in my career I feel that the Tour takes priority. There may come a time at some point down the line where other races may take preference, but for 2015, it's the Tour.

Few bands in hard rock history have been so adept at balancing the awesome and trivial as Van Halen in their prime.

Art is really people asking the eternal question, "What is it all about?"

The stain of prejudice is often indelible.

I’ve always thought you are what you are and you shouldn’t pretend to be anyone else. But Oliver used to correct me and explain that you are whoever it is you’re pretending to be.

I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.

The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited.