I like the idea of being a student, and I play with very good musicians. So playing with them allows me to get better. My aim is to get better, but I really love it for its own sake.

It's best not to stare at the sun during an eclipse.

I don't go to these places where there are belly dancers and this and that.

I think we're dealing with a realm of human experience that doesn't get all that much attention on television.

Don't knock rationalization. Where would we be without it? I don't know anyone who'd get through the day without two or three juicy rationalizations. They're more important than sex. Have you ever gone a week without a rationalization?

This was one of the places people told me to go, it was one the big trips that you should see: Alaska.

The marrying of an actor and his whimsical and theatrical vision is very enjoyable, because he wants it to be filled with something honest, truthful, human, soulful, substantial.