The notion that Playboy exploited women, because we showed them in beautiful photographs, sexually oriented, strikes me as rather bizarre.

One of the problems with organized religion is that it has always kept women in a second-class position. They have been viewed as the daughters of Eve.

The whole 1950s notion was find the right girl, get married, move to the suburbs and then hang out with the guys while she stayed home with the babies. I felt that was sort of sad.

Nothing goes on forever. I think that's one of the illusions of life. When I talk about my life being an extension of my dreams and fantasies, there's a tendency to think of them as immature. I live in a mature world. The majority of the people in this society live with delusions and illusions much more irrational and hurtful than mine. They deal with mortality, with fantasies relating to heaven and hell, and they don't really deal with their problems at all.

I've had death threats, but I've never been fearful for my life. Although I have traveled with security since the '60s.

I am in very good health. I've never felt better.

I think the Playboy philosophy is very, very connected to the American dream.