My whole access into culture was violent. Violence is something I understand. Don't like it, don't condone it, but I sure understand where it comes from.

If an American company has a drop of patriotic blood coursing through its system, then surely it would set up in America and employ Americans, right?

You have to realize there are other people, other economies, governments, cultures, religions, and destinies going on at the same time as yours. You have to widen the scope of your lens and start seeing more.

If I had to perform in a comedy club I would bomb; I would be trying too hard.

Americans are poorly served by their media, you know, for the war machine and propaganda machine and the global empire and they're poorly served by what they are being told is representative government.

No time for drug addiction, no time for smoke or booze. Too strong for a shortened life span, I've got no time to lose.

If you're crazy enough to put your hat into the ring of speculation and punditry, you're going to get some turbulence. But if it's coming from some journalist with a comfortable degree of body fat, I'm not losing any sleep over it.