Michael Jackson was extraordinary. When we worked together on 'Bad,' I was in awe of his absolute mastery of movement on the one hand, and of the music on the other. Every step he took was absolutely precise and fluid at the same time. It was like watching quicksilver in motion. He was wonderful to work with, an absolute professional at all times, and it really goes without saying... a true artist. It will be a while before I can get used to the idea that he's no longer with us.

That subject matter has never left me...The more you're in the material world, the more there is a tendency for a search for serenity and a need to not be distracted by physical elements that are around you.

I'm very phobic about flying, but I'm also drawn to it.

Your job is to get your audience to care about your obsessions.

If I'm not complaining, I'm not having a good time, hah hah!

My working-class Italian-American parents didn't go to school, there were no books in the house.

You don't make pictures for Oscars.