Do you know what causes low voter turnout in America? It's the result of having the fate of our nation at stake. This began with the bitter presidential election of 1828, which pitted the education, cultivation, and puritan constraint of John Quincy Adams against the yahoo populism of Andrew Jackson, thereby deciding permanently whether America would become a shining city upon a hill or an overlighted strip mall along a highway.

It's just human nature - isn't it? - to be more attracted to something that's taboo. If someone tells you not to smoke, you wanna smoke. If they say, 'Don't do drugs,' you wanna do drugs. That's why I've always thought that the best way to stop people taking drugs is to legalise the fucking things. It would take people about five seconds to realise that being an addict is a terribly unattractive and pathetic way to be, whereas at the moment it still has that kind of rebel cool vibe to it, y'know?

There are no incurable ills.

One thing that does confuse me, is that there are more religions in this world than ever, yet there's only sup­posed to be one God.

When you’re in love, it’s not just about the messing around in the sack, it’s about how empty you feel when they’re gone.

It was one of the greatest experiences I have ever had in my life to meet Paul McCartney. It was phenomenal.

To be a liar, you've got to have a great memory, and I don't have a memory.