I don't like heroin, unless you're a jazz musician and then you have to be on it because jazz is the sound of heroin.

I loved Cookie [Mueller]. She was a much better writer than actress. She shouldn't have stuck with me in the beginning; she should have immediately become a writer. She would have had more of a chance.

I'm perpetual tourist, and that's the best way to travel. Nobody gets used to you, you make new friends without having to hear anyone's everyday problems, and you jet back still feeling like a know-it-all.

Ever feel like killing somebody just to see if you could get away with it? Sure, you have. Everybody has little things that get on their nerves.

Being rich is not about how much money you have or how many homes you own; it's the freedom to buy any book you want without looking at the price and wondering if you can afford it.

If you're not sure you could love your children, please don't have them, because they might grow up and kill us.

I make independent movies. I don't know how to do anything else. I don't know any other job that I could really get.