I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality.

When you have the paparazzi hiding in the bushes outside your home, the only thing you can control is how you respond publicly.

There's a fine line between being private and being ashamed.

Just look at all the awards shows now. It has turned into a catwalk. You have to be wearing a certain designer, a certain dress, and everyone's critiquing.

Average. It was the worst, most disgusting word in the English language. Nothing meaningful or worthwhile ever came from that word.

And I somehow always felt less lonely when I was completely alone.

Most important, in order to find real happiness, you must learn to love yourself for the totality of who you are and not just what you look like.

My sexuality is a part of me that I really like. But it's not the totality of me.

True nobility isn't about being better than anyone else; it's about being better than you used to be.

Restriction generates yearning. You want what you cannot have.

I married him for a green card. We had a really great, caring relationship; it just obviously wasn't right for me.

It just happens to be the way that I'm made. I have to write things down to feel I fully comprehend them.

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience - well, that comes from poor judgment.

It's true what they say, Love is a wicked game, A game so wickedly played, I am at your command in your wicked games.

Better to accept whatever happens.

In my forties, my optimism was boundless. I had really good health and tremendous success which allowed me to do anything I wanted.

I pity people who do not care for Society. They are poorer for the oblation they do not make.

When we play, every day is different. All three of my bandmates surprise me all the time.

Like fundamentalist Judaism and medieval Christianity, Islam is totalist. That is to say, it makes a total claim on the individual.

Officially in America we now have a totally arbitrary and limitless government. That is, we have a ‘total government.’ In short, we’ve got totalitarian government.

Life without zazen is like winding your clock without setting it. It runs perfectly well, but it dosen't tell time.