I'm not afraid of death, but I resent it. I think it's unfair and irritating. Every time I see something beautiful, I not only want to return to it, but it makes me want to see other beautiful things. I know I'm not going to get to all the places I want to go.

Awards for arts, where you make comparisons, don't make much sense.

Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.

I hate divers, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who might be the greatest athlete in the sport, but he's a big baby. If things are going well he's great, but when things are going badly it's the ref's fault, it's his teammates' fault.

I've never had a problem with people paying attention to what you're doing and say they find that they liked it.

Pinochet and Barack Obama both have the same primary goal, and that's to be president and stay president as long as allowed.

A little recognition is not a bad thing because it means people appreciate your work. The only problem is when you can't walk down the street or have a meal without people looking at you. I want to be the one looking at people.