I can't remember my dreams more than a couple of seconds after I wake up. It's frustrating because sometimes I dream that I'm watching a really good movie.

And your own life while it's happening to you never has any atmosphere until it's a memory.

I never wanted to be a painter; I wanted to be a tap dancer.

Dying is the most embarrassing thing that can ever happen to you, because someone's got to take care of all your details.

When people are ready to, they change. They never do it before then, and sometimes they die before they get around to it. You can't make them change if they don't want to, just like when they do want to, you can't stop them.

Beauty really has to do with the way a person carries it off

I broke something and realized I should break something once a week to remind me how fragile life is.