If I don't see my kids for six days, I start to get withdrawal pains

I still think I'm going to do something else when I grow up

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before

In Europe, people in the arts are considered part of the intelligentsia; they are considered part of the elite

Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.

It's not like I'm the most famous person in the world

For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.