Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I'm not picky. I never think, 'Oh, this neck isn't made of ebony,' or, 'These strings don't feel correct.' It doesn't matter too much.

One time we saw some hookers but when we got closer we realized it was Motley Crue.

I choose to live, not just exist.

Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar.

People always complain about something. If you face yourself and stand up strong, you're OK. You can't go wrong.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

My lifestyle determines my deathstyle.

Live win, dare fail.

There is one Metallica. We have many styles, it's called Metallica.

It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see.

It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.

Write about the dream you see during consciousness.

I had to figure out if I was happier being with a live woman or living with the memories of a dead one.

All the information you need can be given in dialogue.

When you think about something, you separate yourself from it.

Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says.

I always thought that "humanist" was a good word long before I understood that anyone thought it was a bad word.

I like ties but I prefer not to wear one when I'm nervous.

I couldn't name more than a couple of good drum'n'bass acts, and I have no idea what's big in the dance world right now.

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry.

In truth it may be laid down as an almost universal rule that good poets are bad critics.