I credit that eight years of grammar school with nourishing me in a direction where I could trust myself and trust my instincts. They gave me the tools to reject my faith. They taught me to question and think for myself and to believe in my instincts to such an extent that I just said, "This is a wonderful fairy tale they have going here, but it's not for me."

I've never seen a homeless guy with a bottle of Gatorade.

The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.

If a movie is described as a romantic comedy, you can usually find me next door playing pinball.

I sort of gave up on this whole human adventure a long time ago, divorced myself from it emotionally. It gives me an artistic detachment that I find valuable. I think the human race has squandered its gift, and I think this country has squandered its promise, for the sake of cell phones and Jet Skis.

When I first heard the song Don't worry - be happy I realized it was exactly the kind of mindless philosophy that Americans would respond to. It would make a great national anthem along with Me first.

It's difficult enough for a young person to put his soul on the line in front of a lot of drunken people without having that hanging over his head, too.