I may be a lifelong 'downtowner,' but Central Park really is the most amazing and the most beautiful part of New York City.

The good thing about working alone is I get a lot done and I can experiment more. The bad thing is I miss out on the gregarious, social way that most musicians work.

One simple word: ugh. Is something still considered a conspiracy if it's played out right under our noses?

My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals

I'm envious of people who can sleep as long as they want. I have the circadian rhythm of a farmer.

The good thing about not being drop-dead gorgeous is that as time passes, I don't have much to worry about. I have friends who are actors and every day they look in the mirror with trepidation.

Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?

I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing.

Ignorance is the parent of fear.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.

I like noise. It's always puzzled me why one of the goals of contemporary recording is to get rid of noise and to eliminate any element of a performance.

The mystery of the gospel is inexpressible.

Your success in worldly life (sansar) is in proportion to your faith and truthfulness!

The writer has little control over personal temperament, none over historical moment, and is only partly in charge of his or her own aesthetic.

Judas sold his soul for thirty pieces of silver

I've always been petrified of working for a boss who I didn't like but who I was in fear of, because I wanted my salary.

I think that with beauty, people jump to the end instead of starting from the beginning with a good lotion or prep.

In this world, where we find ourselves, we need compassion more than anything, I think, or we are all alone.

We have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot do.

If you're writing a screenplay, you need to be prepared to let go: there's a good chance the words you write aren't going to be the ones that end up on screen.

Gentlemen, we will chase perfection, and we will chase it relentlessly, knowing all the while we can never attain it. But along the way, we shall catch excellence.