I had lived in New York since 1996, sometimes in the worst neighborhoods, without even locking my door half the time.

It's always surprised me that mainstream America had the good taste to like R.E.M. It doesn't have the digestible quality the general public tends to look for in its favorite musicians.

The first horror movie I saw, in first or second grade, was My Bloody Valentine [1981], where there's a deranged killer in a miner mask stalking a small coal town.

There's a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It's like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle.

I was never afraid on stage. That's where I was the least afraid. I could just do what I do and I had the amplification and the lights.

When you create a fence, you keep people out, but you also limit your mobility.

I have always wanted to be either a cinematographer or a veterinarian.

I've never had a mentor. I've always wanted one. I'm actually really disappointed that nobody took my under their wing.

Looking back, [R.E.M.]videos, by in large, have always been art films. I'm thinking of "Losing My Religion." That's a landmark piece.

There is a value to moving more slowly through a story.

There's also something sexual about watching the nubile girl in terror. But you do take on her fear as your own.

Reality is what trips you up when you walk around with your eyes closed.

The only things you learn are the things you tame

A true artist creates art because they have a passion and desire to do so.

All animals understand love and affection, but only man shows the propensity to place himself into the shoes of another life form

Hollywood's racist. Hollywood is sorority racist. It's like - we like you, Rhonda, but you're not a Kappa.

What a beautiful world this will be What a glorious time to be free

Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl.

I have lived a great life. I am very happy.

We're going in really fresh. We're going to have fresh legs and bodies, we're going to be able to stay the distance, and that's our goal.

To my eye Rubens' colouring is most contemptible. His shadows are a filthy brown somewhat the colour of excrement.