A man can live on his wits and his balls for only so long.

["Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas"] is a very hard book to translate to film because there's so much interior monologue. The what if factor. I tried to write it cinematically and let the dialogue carry it but I forgot about the interior monologue. It's kind of hard to show what's going on in the head. I think we should do it like a documentary.

One of the most basic factors in sports is that winning becomes a habit, and losing is the same way. When failure starts to feel normal in your life or your work or even your darkest vices, you won't have to go looking for trouble, because trouble will find you. Count on it.

My blood is too thick for California: I have never been able to properly explain myself in this climate.

We can't stop here, this is bat country!

You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.

Turn the goddam music up! My heart feels like an alligator!