Similarly, only people as misanthropic as myself can be counted on not to have to lie to others, since we have the unique luxury of not caring what sort of opinions others formulate about us.

I think this society suffers so much from too much freedom, too many rights that allow people to be irresponsible.

I never understood alienation. Alienation from what? You have to want to be part of something in order to feel alienated from it.

I think when I was two years old in the sandbox. I think I formulated my basic philosophy there, and I haven't really had to alter it very much ever since

No, seriously, I really don't have much ill-will toward anyone these days; I just ignore the people that I dislike

I've been giving interviews for the last 25 or 30 years, more often than not answering the same questions over and over again, ad nauseum

People who consider themselves political, who follow political developments most rigorously, are often those who view the political process with the greatest lack of perspective.

Embrace nature's brutal perfection.

I think I feel automatically at home in Italy

I have never made any secret of any of my thoughts or areas of interest. I've always been honest, open, and upfront

I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself

I want to be alone... with someone else who wants to be alone.

As the middle child of the Laurel Canyon Adams Family, Whit was surprisingly chill on the subject of ampire-vays.

We speak of love when we destroy nature.It sounds like innocence of cruel arrogance.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the greatest authority on matters of life is life itself.

If you're in the best team in the world, you or your teammate have to win.

I've been preparing [Chinese Zodiac] for seven years, spent seven years on writing the script, spent over a year on filming it.

If someone remembers me as a coach, they still call me 'Coach,' but if they know me for the video game, they just call me 'Madden.'

Fairy tales dont tell you that dragons are real, but that they can be defeated!

Usually in films, when Muslims pray, it's either before or after they've blown something up.

We're starting to see, as the economy improves, that the unemployment rate among veterans and military spouses - we're seeing some improvement in those numbers. And that's a good thing.