Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

Casanova, he had no money and no power, and according to some, he even was cute. But he had talent to live, and some literature talent. I love how he invented himself.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.

I didn't want to make teenage comedies, and I didn't want to make really trashy films. I wanted to make films that were a bit challenging.

It's nice to collect stamps, but if it becomes obsessive, and you start stealing for your stamps, it becomes too much.

I see songwriting as having to do with experience, and the more you've experienced, the better it is. But it has to be tempered, and you just must let your imagination run.

Right now I can't be sure that I will be back on stage. We have been touring for two years and that is way too much.