I never have an alter ego in the movies. That's a fiction that the press has made up over the years, and it's fun to write that. It gives them something to write.

There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?

I don't respond well to mellow, you know what I mean, I have a tendency to... if I get too mellow, I ripen and then rot.

Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.

What is it about death that bothers me? Probably the hours.

Sex between a man and a woman can be absolutely wonderful; provided you get between the right man and the right woman.

[...] I've come to the conclusion that the artist can not justify life or come up with a cogent reason as to why life is meaningful, but the artist can provide you with a cold glass of water on a hot day.