That undercurrent of the forbidden was always a part of rock.

I mean I think that Blondie's influence is a little bit in a way more eclectic than those bands.

I'm a culture vulture, and I just want to experience it all.

I have a lot of regrets, but I'm not going to think of them as regrets.

I don't mind if my skull ends up on a shelf as long as it's got my name on it.

I always say the new album is the best one yet. I always feel that - I really do, because it's the latest and it's the newest and it's a little bit better.

The only person I really believe in is me.

I could be a housewife… I guess I’ve vacuumed a couple of times.

I do know the effect that music still has on me - I'm completely vulnerable to it. I'm seduced by it.

The only thing I really wanted to be was a beatnik, and look what happened: I ended up being in a band.

Capote wrote every day. He said that's the only way, you have to sit down every day and do it.

People who talk too much are tiresome, especially those who are not informative, thought-provoking, or funny.

Man's word is God in man.

Like manchurian candidates, we have been made into manchurian consumers, who subconsciously buy when we are triggered by our brand masters.

I've taken advantage of the laws. And frankly, so has everybody else in my position.

Armies are created to protect an established system, not people. In the future, an educated humanity will not stand for war.

I just go out there and do what I do and try and hit my spots.

The Scriptures of God are my only foundation and substance in all matters of weight and importance.

That which is not present in deep dreamless sleep is not real

You either are a good director or you're not.

She looks like a woman who has found it ridiculous to commit herself to a single emotional stance in anything, but must always ride high heavy irony.