To be a legend, you've either got to be dead or excessively old.

As far as I am concerned, Don Quixote is the most metal fictional character that I know. Single handed, he is trying to change the world, regardless of any personal consequences.

The saddest country I went to was Romania, years ago, during Ceausescu's rule.

Every actor has to make terrible films from time to time, but the trick is never to be terrible in them.

Johnny Depp, as far as I'm concerned, is number one. Of his generation, there's no one who can touch him. Some performers, today, it's like looking at holes in the air.

What's really important for me is, as an old man, I'm known by my own generation and the next generation know me, too.

The song "My Way" is a very remarkable song. It is also difficult to sing because you've got to convince people that what you're singing about is the truth. It's a man who is very proud of having achieved everything that he's achieved his way.