I shouldn't have stayed so long away. Every time I come here, I get so supercharged with energy. I truly believe that Israel is the energy centre of the world. And I also believe that if we can all live together in harmony in this place, then we can live in peace all over the world.

If I can't be daring in my work or the way I live my life, then I don't really see the point of being on this planet.

New Yorkers your voices must be heard. Tell your state Congressmen to support same sex marriage bill. All you need is love

I am my own experiment. I am my own work of art.

When I get down on my knees, it is not to pray.

I suffered fools so gladly.

I used mythology to tell the story [in Living with Love], with the story of the minotaur and the matador and fighting and fighting for love and the color red and flowers and horns and death and naked men. You know, the important things in life.