We were as Hansel and Gretel and we ventured out into the black forest of the world.
I had no proof that I had the stuff to be an artist, though I hungered to be one.
I love being alive. I like being a human being.
I feel about politics the same way I do about religion: I find the best I can from different things.
I don't think public life in and of itself can destroy you. I think it's the way people react to it, and some people are more sturdy than others... I don't think any one faction can be blamed for a person's self destruction - a certain amount of that has to be innate.
I got my style from a lot of different people, even my style of reading, even Johnny Carson inspired me.