[I was filmed] against a blue screen [in the Star Wars]. All the rest came later, in Lucasland. They did have me take gun lessons, though. I went to the same guys who taught Robert De Niro for Taxi Driver.

I did the traditional thing with falling in love with words, reading books and underlining lines I liked and words I didn't know. It was something I always did.

The only thing worse than being hurt is everyone knowing that you're hurt.

Now it's dedicated to my grandparents and to both of my parents. The first book was dedicated to my mother so I thought maybe it was my father's turn, but then I realized that everyone would jump on that and assume I'd had some falling out with my mother, which is absolutely not the case.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

I don't do acid anymore, so I travel instead.

Generally someone will eventually tell you that you have to do something to help yourself.