New Orleans has a real spirit. It's the most authentic of all American cities.

I think happiness is overrated. Satisfied, at peace-those would be more realistic goals.

You must lose everything in order to gain anything.

In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging.

I embrace the messiness of life. I find it so beautiful actually.

I would love to work in a Bollywood film as there is so much drama and colour in the films there.

Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em.

I'm probably 20 percent atheist and 80 percent agnostic. I don't think anyone really knows. You'll either find out or not when you get there, until then there's no point thinking about it.

The things you own end up owning you.

Do you know how you tell real love? It's when someone else's interest trumps your own.

Personally I like ageing. With age comes wisdom and I have said it before and I say it again, I will take wisdom over youth any day.

Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior

Brian Epstein was like all people who turn out to be of interest, someone who was of interest to himself. I hear this a lot now. There's a feeling of I am different.

Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.

God is the nest we build together.

No strike could ever be won with a Communist at its head since the employers would make victory impossible.

It is so difficult to mix with artists! You must choose business men to talk to, because artists only talk of money.

Basically you want as many people as possible to see your movie.

[Our children] have been taken away from us by the psychiatric mental-health system. They've been taken away by the educational system, by the government, and by many different forces.

Everything we can imagine becomes real.

If I see another David Gold interview on the poor East End Jewish boy done good I'll impale myself on one of his dildos.