Critics like Elvis Costello because critics are like Elvis Costello.

I think the two most difficult things to deal with in life are failure and success

On parties it's not about who you are. The real reason to which a party revolves is how good you look.

You've got to roll with the punches to get to what's real.

I would just like to say that after all these years of heavy drinking, bright lights and late nights, I still don't need glasses. I drink right out of the bottle.

I'm not conceited. Conceit is a fault and I have no faults.

When you get something like MTV, it's like regular television. You get it, and at first it's novel and brand new and then you watch every channel, every show. And then you become a little more selective and more selective, until ultimately... you wind up with a radio.