There's no such thing as a perfect historical film.

I was reckless with records. I would pull them out by my fingertips. I would put my hands all over them.

Too many times, people are hearing the story from the second floor. Nobody's heard the story from the basement.

I needed to be able to hear the mix before you do - that's when I came up with the "peek-a-boo" system.

The first rap record came out in '79, but hip-hop began in '69.

That diversity of production styles and diversity of lyrical structure - I miss that.

Hip-hop has always been chronologically misunderstood.

I used to travel 200 days of the year. I had to calm it down because I have a 17-year-old daughter going on 30, and a 23-year-old son. I want to be around for them.

A lot of journalists say, "Tell us about the '80s." Nobody wants to know about the '70s!

And like an aviator who rolls painfully along the ground until, abruptly, he breaks away from it, I felt myself being slowly lifted towards the silent peaks of memory.

Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form.

Reciprocity helps us balance the need for self-determination and creative individuality with mutual hope and, therefore, what might be described as 'solidarity.'

To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughter.

Religion blushing, veils her sacred fires, And unawares Morality expires.

When you kill someone by chopping off their head, rolling 'em up in a carpet and burning it, you'd better make sure they're dead!

I've been collecting crystals for many, many years for healing purposes and decoration. I guess since my name is Crystal, I have no choice.

I was hanging out with Jonathan Richman last night.

I read my books out loud to myself because of the demands of the story and demands of language.

I was going to engineering school but fell in love with physics.