I went to rehab [for alcoholism] in wine country, just to keep my options open.

My mother's idea of natural childbirth was giving birth without makeup. She was hyper-positive - the world is a wonderful place, rainbows and unicorns. If you said anything contrary to her, you were basically exiled.

My children give me a great sense of wonder. Just to see them develop into these extraordinary human beings.

After I quit drinking, I realized I am the same asshole I always was; I just have fewer dents in my car.

I enjoy that, and the idea of doing small things over a period of time. I think there are certain things you can do for water control in America, because that will be our most precious resource. In America, you pay more for water than you do for gas.

We were romantics. We didn't just read poetry. We let it drip from our tongues like honey. Spirits soared. Women swooned, and gods were created, gentlemen. Not a bad way to spend an evening, eh?

I've actually gone to the zoo and had monkeys shout to me from their cages, "I'm in here when you're walking around like that?"