Reading the script [Insane Farting Corpse], by page two or three, I felt that way. I thought, I'm in. It was so beautiful and insane and funny and I wanted to see it happen.

I love cereal. I eat several bowls a day, mostly a few late at night.

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - whats written and not written.

My favorite color is blue, and my secret favorite color is pink.

On set, the playground for the character, how much it takes varies. Is it like ballet, is it like jazz? The content always lends itself to the form, and it's really not mathematics.

In tragedy, it's hard to find a good resolution; it's not black and white: it's a big fog of gray.

Of course I think it's a movie for everybody [Insane Farting Corpse], but that's probably just because it's a movie for me.

The less acting you have to do, the better, I think.

I went to tranny bars and kind of got used to being around that and then getting dressed up.

I dont normally like getting dressed up, but when I go to events, I like to look put together. Ive got to say, getting in a nice suit feels good.

I approach every role from scratch.

With much prayer comes great grace from God.

Poetry translation is like playing a piano sonata on a trombone.

At 23 years old, I came into politics as a dragon slayer. At 63 years old, I'm going out as a dragon.

You know the bad thing about being a survivor... You keep having to get into difficult situations in order to show off your gift.

A house is very much like a portrait. I cannot disconnect houses from people. The thought of arrangement, the curves and straight lines. It gives an indication of the character at the heart of it.

Training for me is a metaphor for life, period. The dedication, the determination, the desire, the work ethic, the great successes and the great failures - I take that into life.

Science robs men of wisdom and usually converts them into phantom beings loaded up with facts.

I'd been through crappy day jobs and stupid garage bands. I was determined to make it as a musician.

Grace, not willpower, is what ultimately empowers us to live loving lives. Creativity, both in what spawns within the artist and the artifact, can be a vital source of that grace.

I could only tolerate an afternoon if I took a triple amount of the stated dose of valium prescribed by my GP (who would soon take his own life).