No one owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death.

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it.

In the U.S., you have to be a deviant or die of boredom.

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

I'm against Capitol Punishment in all forms, and I have written many pamphlets on this subject in the manner of Swift's Modest Proposal pamphlet incorporated into Naked Lunch; these pamphlets have marked Naked Lunch as an obscene book.

Always remember, there's no point trying to be faithful to the book because film and writing are just two completely different things. Any film stands on its own, apart from whether it's based on a novel.