It is our destiny to be born beautiful into an ugly age.

I travel because I want to know. Books and documentaries will only get you so far. If you want to know, you will have to go.

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.

I think it's fantastic when the young enrage their elders. I really do believe that if it's too loud, you are indeed too old, and that if it has been standing for too long, it needs a thorough inspection.

Before the Civil War, the Southern states were selling a lot of cotton to England and didn't seem to mind British occupation. By and large, the Revolutionary War wasn't at all great for business.

I work pretty much every day. I can't really separate it from life, so I guess the work is my life.

I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.