Indians have a big problem with alcohol and drugs. I grew up with an admiration for their culture and was sensitive to their problems.

I was really tired of words like 'plus size,' 'round' and 'large.' I thought, 'Come on, we're fat.'

You'll never be disappointed if you always keep an eye on uncharted territory, where you'll be challenged and growing and having fun.

There's a lot more to life than how fat or thin you are.

God gave us intestines for a reason. I'm not keen on surgery. It's too extreme. All it took was one of those plastic surgery shows to see how violent it is.

I don't like psychiatry. I don't believe it works. I believe psychiatrists are neurotic or psychotic, for the most part.

Smile, don’t frown. Look up don’t look down. Believe in yourself Don’t let yourself go. Just be who you are. And let your live flow.

To tell you the honest-to-God truth: without Scientology, I would be dead. So, I can personally highly recommend it.

You are not in business to be popular.

It's amazing how coke encompasses everything in your life. Addicts cannot confront life because they only think of their next hit. I ruined life for my parents, my sister and all my friends.

No matter what parents do, kids retain their uniqueness.

Nothing's better for art than a little old-fashioned suffering.

What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you?And what am I supposed to say when I'm all choked up and you're ok?

There's always new stuff, that's for sure.

... and in thinking of my life, I almost forgot my liberty.

Well, I know that George Lucas doesn't like it at all. When I was working on The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, he told me that he would be happy if every copy could be tracked down and smashed.

It's nice to get off the couch, throw the clothes on, add a little make-up and go back to work, every once in a while.

I felt like I was watching the transfomation of two people: Victor to wolf, and Cole to someone else. I was the only one here, staying the same.

Each Today is Yesterday's Tomorrow

We have less reason to be surprised or offended when we find others differ from us in opinion, because we very often differ from ourselves.

I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time.