I would never say, "I'm retired." I believe if I decided to just not work, in six months everybody would just forget whether you were working or not.

There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.

People who speak in metaphors should shampoo my crotch.

My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world.

With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.

The minute that you're not learning I believe you're dead.

Human beings are always going to find interesting ways of making a mess of their lives. It's human nature.

I don't think many people have a very good understanding of leisure and the importance it plays in our lives.

Men dominate because of physicality, and thus they have mercy where women do not.

I am in love with life.

The old are a regular subject for sympathy.

For good work to develop the technology needs to become as stable and functional as a typewriter.

Governments are best classified by considering who are the 'somebodies' they are in fact endeavouring to satisfy.

Passion is like the lightning, it is beautiful, and it links the earth to heaven, but alas it blinds!

I'm very fast on teaching guys. Like, when I came over here, I only had two rehearsals with the band. I wondered when I first got here... but it sure came up great.

When the government gets involved in pricing, I don't think it's the right way to look at a business.

Banks have done more injury to the religion, morality, tranquility, prosperity, and even wealth of the nation than they can have done or ever will do good.

A lofty sense of independence is, in man, the best privilege of his nature.

I'm not a player, I'm an alien...My focus is on winning championships. I don't focus on anything else. Aliens only want to win championships.