Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread around encouraging young things to grow.

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

I would love to be the poet laureate of Coney Island.

My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.

There is nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.

If I wasn't an actor, I'd be a secret agent.

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

Art is not only the desire to tell one's secret; it is the desire to tell it and hide it at the same time.

If you write to impress it will always be bad, but if you write to express it will be good

Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it -- every, every minute?

There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love, the only survival, the only meaning.

I do not write poetry

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

I was born lucky and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky.

I travel a lot, and I hunt for fabrics, then I have the tailor make me something.

You have to be involved in terms of what's happening in your local neighborhood and what issues are there.

I work day and night without sleep. The paintings keep me fired up.

I think a good thing to always remember is to just keep your head on straight and don't lose your feet.

Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it.

Working on 'The Last Waltz' introduced me to Martin Scorsese, and I had been a movie bug since I was a young kid.

I think it takes people to get to know you and the recognition comes over time.