I think if you write music for soundtracks then sometimes you do something that you could never do if the film did not exist.

I think that every record has its own life and a different sound.

Daily mediation is great to build a self confidence, peace of mind, and strong trust in God, the Divine Being.

Unless you realize yourself beyond the identity of the mind, you cannot become free from life.

Death frees the beast.

A man will part with anything so long as he's drunk, and you're drunk with him.

Creativity is the marriage humanity makes with eternity.

I like the idea of playing a historical detective.

Appearances are nothing.... And first of all they should not be feared, they are only dangerous to the weak.

The most successful men have used seeming failures as stepping stones to better things.

Christ wants to lead men by their love, their personal love to Him, and the confidence of His personal love to them.

Mapplethorpe presented the body as a sexual object, separating it from the humanity of the person. He added nothing to photography as a medium. I hold his work in low regard.