The trouble with the fast lane is that all the movement is horizontal. And I like to go vertical sometimes.

Reality whistles a different tune underwater.

We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love.

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.

Religion is not merely the opium of the masses, it's the cyanide.

In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn't creak.

The beet is the most intense of vegetables

Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.

It is better to be small, colorful, sexy, careless, and peaceful.

To achieve the impossible; it is precisely the unthinkable that must be thought.

We're our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.

Have a look around, my pretty, we are surrounded by Death in all forms – just the two of us are still alive –

The champions of liberty have the medal for any necklace. (Les champions de la liberte - Ont la médaille pour tout collier)

Why should I be perfect.. when I'm already imperfectly perfect. And that's what is unique and perfect about me.

what you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. Anger, not moral authority

One essential ingredient for being an original in the day of copies is courageous vision.

I think film is a very powerful advocate and message carrier.

If you get into a fight and somebody punches you, you get two feelings. One: That really hurts. Two: That relief in the realness of, like, Wow, this is what it is. It's not an intellectual process.

Tradition is a very powerful force.

Reactionaries must be deprived of the right to voice their opinions; only the people have that right.

If I've been indulging in rich foods, a cleanse is a wonderful way to hit the reset button.