Not writing is probably the most exhausting profession I've ever encountered. It takes it out of you. It's very psychically wearing not to write - I mean if you're supposed to be writing.

Any artist who has that quality of timelessness has that quality because they tell the truth.

Randomness scares people. Religion is a way to explain randomness.

Screenwriting is not an artform, it is a punishment from God.

The Italians are the most civilized people. And they're very warm. Basically, they're Jews with great architecture.

I do not think everyone is created equal. In fact, I know they're not. [The Constitution] means that everyone should have the same laws as everyone else. It doesn't mean that everyone's as smart or as cute or as lucky as everyone else.

That I am totally devoid of sympathy for, or interest in, the world of groups is directly attributable to the fact that my two greatest needs and desires - smoking cigarettes and plotting revenge - are basically solitary pursuits.