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.

George Zimmerman is a foot soldier in a rapidly privatizing country. He is a new centurion of 21st-century America. Law enforcement is tied down by the strictures of, well, the law. There is only 'so much they can do' to take care of the 'problem.'

I don't know if you have ever seen the Woody Allen film 'Annie Hall,' but it is, in a way, to Los Angeles and 'Hollywood' what 'This Is Spinal Tap' is to many musicians.

An appreciation of animals is good for a human, it can lead to a better understanding and respect for all living things.

It is just that I don't want a wife and I don't want kids.

The Iron is the best antidepressant I have ever found.

Being an artist is dragging your innermost feelings out, giving a piece of yourself, no matter in which art form, in which medium.