Baltimore never changes much. People aren't impressed by anything. It's great; it's not a trendy town.

When I started making movies about weird people, I knew they were weird, I was infected with irony, and I wanted New York to notice.

I pride myself on the fact that my work has no socially redeeming value.

I don't think I had a bad influence on anybody. I made people feel better about themselves.

Fame is protection if you go to a scary place. Fame is fun. A lot of people don't say anything and you don't know they know who you are.

You should never read just for "enjoyment." Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends' insane behavior, or better yet, your own. Pick "hard books." Ones you have to concentrate on while reading. And for god's sake, don't let me ever hear you say, "I can't read fiction. I only have time for the truth." Fiction is the truth, fool! Ever hear of "literature"? That means fiction, too, stupid.

Valentine's Day is my mother's birthday. If I'm wildly in love, I've sent people chicken hearts, which seems to appeal to the kind of person that I've been in love with.