You've got to think about how to do things for the right price. You have to shoot in different places to be creative and get tax rebates.

Michael Jackson doesn't really belong on this planet. He's the most important figure in the history of music. He'll be remembered far longer than George Bush will. 200 years from now, people will be talking about Michael Jackson, and no one's going to mention George Bush.

I've been a book collector since I was young, since I was a kid.

Rehearsal? What’s that? Rehearsal’s for fags. Rehearsal. Not much.

They say your childhood influences your tastes and interests, or your approach if you're an artist. So what you create, whatever you saw, whatever your childhood was like - it influences how you're going to end up.

I’m a hypochondriac. Before I go all the way, I send the girl to the doctor and check them for everything. My doctor has a test to tell if you’re going to catch something in the future even.

Having love in your heart doesn't count for much if what comes out of your mouth is ugly and bigoted.