People's perceptions of me have nothing to do with reality. I'm basically just your average dork.

Santa Monica was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But its not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is.

I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films.

You dont have control of the car, but you can drive it. Life takes you where it wants you to go and where you need to go.

I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish.

Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.

If you cant say it in three minutes, I dont want to know about it.

Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love.

The world's most effeminate heterosexual, Daniel Johns

My goal is to make my kids as happy as possible.

I loved hard-rock bands, and I loved songwriters who told stories.

Never treat people with disdain, they all deserve your respect irrespective of their faith or religion

One makes discoveries about oneself but more often one makes up discoveries.

When you love food as much as I do, staying healthy is not easy. I mean, moderation, not deprivation. That's my new way of living. I always want more and that's just my life.

All the time, I've felt that life is a wager and that I probably was getting more out of leading a bohemian existence as a writer than I would have if I didn't.

I'm interested in the dark side of man. I'm interested in taboos, and murder is the greatest taboo. Characters are fascinating in their extremity, not in their happiness.

I value my health and my happiness. And I've realized exercise can give me both of those things.

We pity or condemn the communist peoples of the world for being bound in the chains of doctrine. So are we. Our doctrine runs as follows: Our Way is the Only Way.

Every surgeon carries within himself a small cemetery, where from time to time he goes to pray.

Saying "I'll try" really means "I'm not really committed."

When the mothers start to shatter, then everything just comes undone.