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.

I've always believed in the goodness of people. I teach in prison. They all said, don't do it. Carry a gun, take Mace. Are you kidding? I guess, they're around so many criminal elements that they fear for.

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.

Stop blaming your parents. If you're really angry at 60 years old, you're an idiot! You've got to work some of it out.

To understand bad taste one must have very good taste.

I never thought I'd be 52 years old. I don't think that anybody at 16 thinks like that.

Humor is how you change people's opinions, and if you can make someone laugh, they'll listen, even if they hate you.