I've been really lucky as far as the caliber of musicians I've been able to work with each time.

The ability to read becomes devalued when what one has learned to read adds nothing of importance to one's life.

People say I was made for thisNothin' else would I trade for thisAnd just think I get paid for this...

Ordinary morality is only for ordinary people.

The first time I ever saw a jet, I shot it down.

I'm usually trying to react to what the actors are coming up with. And then the environment, and then the story.

If you are not using your smile, you're like someone with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.

The real being, with no status, is always going in and out through the doors of your face.

Goodbyes were impossible, unless you didn't realize you were saying them.

The American indie underground made music for like-minded people who thought for themselves. Thinking for yourself is intrinsically subversive.

To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.