I feel humor is important for those two reasons: that it is a little bit of refreshment like music, and that women have told me over the years that it is very, very important to them.

I am not afraid of death. I just don't want to be there when it happens.

No, I don't think you're paranoid. I think you're the opposite of paranoid. I think you walk around with the insane delusion that people like you.

Is Knowledge knowable? If not, how do we know?

I didn't know he was dead; I thought he was British.

If you take a frown and turn it upside down, the person you are holding by the ankles will soon pass out.

The artist can't give you an answer that's satisfying to the dreadful reality of your existence. So the best you can do is maybe entertain people and refresh them for an hour-and-a-half.