A good story should change the way you see the world.

Every stage of life has its own form of power, and we're always sort of terrified as to whether we can make the jump to the next form of power.

We'll be remembered more for what we destroy than what we create.

The most boring thing in the entire world is nudity. The second most boring thing is honesty.

What I did was pour out about a gallon of Chanel Number Five and put a burning wedding invitation to it, and boom, I'm recycling.

I'm sorry if this all seems a little rushed and desperate. It is.

I didn't use anybody's story. I used the context and the structure of the situation. People were so, so desperate to tell their story and begin to digest their experience - like turning it into a story - that after the fist few weeks I could go with a pad and pencil and take notes. People didn't seem at all bothered by that.