I believe myself to be a worthwhile and inventive performer in my own right. [And] I want to be known for what I do best.

If you dropped me off a space platform onto the ground where a line was drawn, I would fall to the left side of it. I believe the difference between right and left is that the right, for the most part, the bulk of their philosophy is interested in property, and the rights of people to own property and gain and acquire and keep property. And I think on the left - though they blend and mix - on the left primarily you will find people who are more concerned about humans, and the human condition, and what can be done.

For a while, I thought of myself as an atheist until I realized it was a belief, too. It's a shame everything has to have a label.

It seems to me like a perversion of talent for an artist of any kind to further the corporate structure of America or the personal interests of the morons and thieves who run it.

In adolescence you have to separate yourself and establish your identity. So, being very independent anyway, I took charge.

Catholic, which I was until I reached the age of reason

Conservatives say if you don't give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. As for the poor, they tell us they've lost all incentive because we've given them too much money.