There are people whose sense of reality is very strong, who have a sense of honesty. Lee Strasberg is like that, my grandfather was like that. These are the kinds of men I've had close relationships with.

I'm naturally shy but I've done this [movie Salomaybe] so much and you get better at it than you would think.

It turned out that time doesn't heal the wound , but in its so merciful way , blunts the edges ever so slightly

You sharpen the human appetite to the point where it can split atoms with its desire; you build egos the size of cathedrals; fiber-optically connect the world to every eager impulse; grease even the dullest dreams with these dollar-green, gold-plated fantasies, until every human becomes an aspiring emperor, becomes his own God... and where can you go from there?

Sometimes what we imagine and the world aren't different things. Sometimes they are the same exact thing.

I love work because it keeps sex in perspective. Otherwise, it can become a preoccupation.

I used to think of myself as a comedian. I've always admired comedians. Their minds, the way in which they se the world is so striking, the way they juxtapose things, the way they can see humor in people. There's a liberation in that.