There is no alternative to action, and that requires faith. The issue is how we are to mold for ourselves a belief system that is worthy of life.

Do not be afraid of living without family- be afraid of living an empty and meaningless life

Anybody could dream big, but the question is, "Are you willing to consistently put in the work that its reality demands?

You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.

I write songs on guitar and that's about how good of a guitar player I am. I can write songs on it.

Where are the women? The women are here.

Donald Beardslee is set for execution this week in California. His crimes were about twenty years ago, but it will be the first execution in California in quite some time.

You'd better do what you feel good about doing. If we [try] to figure out what it is the audience wants and then try to deliver it to them, we're lost souls on the ghost ship forever.

There is always a harmonious solution... If you stand back and give yourself time to find it.

[Millennials ] are sharing cars. They're sharing apartments. I'm not sure my generation quite knows how to take advantage of it.

I was very lucky because Tim Burton really gave me a career. I don't think Hollywood would've known what to do with me. If I hadn't done 'Beetlejuice,' I think I would've just gone back to my school.