To be beyond any existing classification has always pleased me.

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

We will always cherish the people who extended great love to us.

Wisdom opens the eyes of love.

Negotiating with Disney isn't like good cop/bad cop; it's like bad cop/Antichrist.

The worst thing that can happen is that the effect that they create behind you is bigger than the performance you're putting out.

Can I remember "I remember lots," I say. How much of what I remember is true is another matter.

Despite romantic fantasies about caring candidates who learn of America in donut shops, most politicians rely on media to teach them what concerns the average person.

Ladies, first and foremost: you're on your own. No more rules neatly laid out for you to follow. You have to make up YOUR OWN rules.

Knowledge makes everything simpler.

I learned early in life that you get places by having the right enemies.

God is intelligence occupied with knowing itself.