Young people like to feel self-righteous, like they're on the right side of things.

I seem to get the best work when I'm angry and depressed and alienated.

My son, who sees me almost every day of his life, will look at me and go, "I know that dude! I like that dude!" It's incredibly affirming.

Kayfabe is kind of a code. To break kayfabe is to let people know that the punch was not real and that the match was scripted.

Good things never last, bad things never die.

When you punish a person for dreaming his dream, don't expect him to thank or forgive you.

In wrestling, people just throw each other around, possibly actually bleed, and are still friends in the locker room afterwards. But there's a real glee - a feeling goes up in the arena, especially on non-TV days. If it's just people in a room and somebody starts to bleed, that's very exciting.