In the early days all I hoped was to make a living out of what I did best. But, since there's no real market for masturbation I had to fall back on my bass playing abilities.

Comedians get jokes offered to them, rock stars get women and underwear thrown onstage, and I get guys that want to take me fishing.

To defy the laws of tradition is a crusade only of the brave.

Because nobody wanted to play bass, I was instantly in a band.

I'll run against the grain till the day I drop?

I'm a big believer in spontaneity.

Daniel Day-Lewis is my favorite actor walking the planet right now. He never ceases to amaze me.

Music in general is looking for something new overall.

More than anything, I think the best thing you can do as an artist is just stay as true to yourself as possible and hope that your fan base will appreciate that.

You can't watch 'Dr. Strangelove' with commercials. That would be sacrilegious.

I like to open new doors and blaze new trails through the jungle and all that whatnot. What keeps me goin all these years is changin it up.

Give her hell from us, Peeves.

A father's aim is to raise children who themselves raise good citizens.

When a man takes the road to destruction, the gods help him along.

At the age of 15 I began my singing lessons, and once I became a professional performer, I dove into acting.

An editor should have a pimp for a brother so he'd have someone to look up to.

Hops are a wicked and pernicious weed.

I'd rather have people who are enthusiastic about what I'm doing than like, "Well, I thought we were going to a Miley Cyrus concert and now it's a strip show!"

There are so many different types of writers. It's just sheer coincidence that they're all called writers.

The best and only true history we have. Everyone interested in creative writing should know this book.

They feed the crocodile in the hope that he will eat them last.