Are you as much of a criminal if you don't act when there's a crime taking place in front of you as you are one of the participants? That was something that I was thinking about a lot because there are many moments in 'Less Than Zero' where horrific things happen and Clay could do something about them, but his passivity stops him.

And it struck me then, that I liked Sean because he looked, well, slutty. A boy who had been around. A boy who couldn't remember if he was Catholic or not.

Baby, when you were young and your heart was an open book, you used to say live and let live. You know you did, you know you did, you know you did.

History is sinking and only a very few seem dimly aware that things are getting bad.

The better you look, the more you see.

I keep feeling that people are becoming less human and more animalistic. They seem to think less and feel less so that everyone is operating on a very primitive level. I wonder what you and I will see in our lifetimes. It seems so hopeless yet we must keep on trying ... I guess we can't escape being a product of the times, can we?

Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.