The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their addiction and unless they have structured help they have no hope.

As a performer, I'm very, very confident in what I do.

I'm into yoga, I meditate all the time, I'm vegetarian.

Of all the consumer products, chewing gum is perhaps the most ridiculous: it literally has no nourishment – you just chew it to give yourself something to do with your stupid idiot Western mouth. Half the world is starving, and the other’s going, ‘I don’t actually need any nutrition, but it would be good to masticate, just to keep my mind off things.

I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have

Socialism isn't a dirty word; it just means sharing. Really, it's just the bureaucratic arm of Christianity.

Anyone who's been poor and gets rich is stalked by guilt and fear. Guilt because you know it isn't fair, that life hasn't changed for everyone