Bukowski said, "I know I'm good, so I like that people think I'm bad, because it gives me a dimension, effortlessly."

So if we have anything original to offer, it's to speak from our own life about the society we're in.

I think that people like the Howard Sterns, the Bill O'Reillys and to a lesser degree the bin Ladens of the world are making a horrible contribution.

I don't see life as an opportunity to see how far you can go in the pursuit of pain, although I think I've challenged it a bit.

On any movie I'm involved with, I say what I think.

When I go to bed at night and I think of humanity at large, I think of all those things.

I don't want to lie, play games, hurt somebody, or get hurt. You can only go forward in one direction.