Everything in Japan is hidden. Real life has an unlisted phone number.

I am not... totally unreceptive to colour providing it makes its appearance quietly, deferentially, and without undue fanfare.

In New York we have zillions of different kinds of people, many of them hate each other, but violence based on that hatred is really uncommon here.

One [New York] eatery is a remodeled diner that looks like what Busby Berkeley would have done if only he hadn't had the money.

If you read a lot, nothing is as great as you've imagined. Venice is - Venice is better.

[Friendships] are easy to get out of compared to love affairs, but they are not easy to get out of compared to, say, jail.

You know, almost everyone is an irritant to me. I think people have forgotten what the word 'public' means. 'Public' means you're going to be irritated. It's a natural consequence of leaving one's home. You go outside, and there are people who are irritating. I'll be standing on the sidewalk, and someone berates me for smoking. I look at the person and think, but what about your shoes? How can you wear shoes like that and have the confidence to accost someone like me?