Seriousness is not Calvinistic, it's not a renunciation, it's the very opposite of that.

It's easy to look down from the summit you've reached, or even the summit I've reached, and talk about the responsibilities of the artist, but most people are just trying to get their foot in the door and make a living.

Maybe the culture is [particularly] shabby now. Maybe it's because I'm over sixty, that I can feel that about everything.

A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.

I don't really understand that process called reincarnation but if there is such a thing I'd like to come back as my daughter's dog.

I would like to work with Pat [ Leonard] in any capacity. I would love to hear his versions.

The big change is the proximity to death.