Easy Rider' was never a motorcycle movie to me. A lot of it was about politically what was going on in the country.

Just because it happened to you, doesn't mean it's interesting.

People keep asking me, 'What evil lurks in you to play such bad characters?' There is no evil in me, I just wear tight underwear.

You know, the history of California art doesn't start until about 1961, and that's when these photographs start. I mean, we have no history out here.

I've always been doing some sort of art. I started off, when I was very young, painting.

I was a Shakespearean actor, I had preconceived ideas, line readings - everything was a gesture, everything was conscious.

You know, this is such a rich time that we've just been involved in, and there's really a job now for historians. Film is still very young. This is the first hundred years of filmmaking. So I think it's important that we have some sense of history and continuity. Especially in film.