When you start putting a higher value on works of art than people, you’re forfeiting your humanity.

When I was born my mother was terribly disappointed. Not that she wanted a girl - she wanted a divorce.

For some reason I'm more appreciated in France than I am back home. The subtitles must be incredibly good.

That (sex) was the most fun I ever had without laughing.

The meaning of life is that nobody knows the meaning of life.

I never thought I was doing anyone a favour by bringing children into the world. With people as cruel to each other as they are, it's a terrible proposition. The best of lives are sad and tragic. The best of them. My general conclusion is that it's not a nice thing to do. The world doesn't need it. The kid doesn't need it.

All literature is a footnote to Faust. I have no idea what I mean by that.