I was raised in a religious home. It was unreasonable enforced religion that turned me off it. It was a joyless, unpleasant, stupid, barbaric thing when I was a child and I've never gotten over that feeling. If you're talking about religion it's one thing; I don't hold Jewish religion with any more seriousness than I would any other.

I just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know...I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland.

Dying is like making love, except you don't get naseous afterwards.

A fast word about oral contraception. I was involved in an extremely good example of oral contraception two weeks ago. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, she said 'no'.

Until you've been kissed on a rainy Parisian afternoon - you've never been kissed.

The dictatorship is shut up, democracy is always concerned.

I should have known something was wrong with my first wife. When I brought her home to meet my parents, they approved of her.