The whole exploitation thing is funny, too. Exploitation is the nature of the world, isn't it?

I think a pretty good modus operandi is to believe that everything we know is wrong. The stomach will be the key to depression or consciousness or we'll realize ants are smarter than people.

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" a fascinating book about the making of a record. Really, to be honest, it has some of the best George Jones anecdotes I've ever read, like cocaine psychosis causing this personality called "the Duck."

I don't think anybody does anything anymore without commenting on why they're doing it or making fun of it as they're doing it.

Samuel Clemens isn't Mark Twain. Mark Twain is Mark Twain. He doesn't become the thing until he creates himself.

I think all good art is outsider art.

Fellini is a just a province kid. Rome exists for Fellini, not the other way around.