When I die, the world dies with me. I'd really like to leave it better than how I found it and I'm doing what I can to effect that.

The opportunity to write for the 'L.A. Weekly' has been one of the better breaks that has come my way in a long time.

Quite often people will get an animal which is probably not a good idea for them to have. They get it out of enthusiasm, there is a genuine interest, but sometimes they're not exactly prepared for what they're getting themselves into.

If I was gay, there would be no closet. You would never see the closet I came out of. Why? Because I'd have burned it for kindling by the time I was twelve... If I was gay, at this stage of the game?age 37, aging alternative icon?I'd be taking out ads.

The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step over the line are heroes by the very act. Go.

August, the summer's last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor.

Your commander would never lie to you. That's the vice president's job.