My parents have been with me every step of the way.
I'm shooting for longevity. The road is hard on your body.
Of course one should not drink much, but often.
I'm interested in stories and the dark side of peoples' minds.
To be an American is to be part of the world because America, all the people of the world come to America.
I was for years in the yellow period, you know.
I am not a black artist, I am an artist.
I wanted to be a cartoonist when I was young.
I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.
Mostly what I listen to when I turn on my little iPod is opera.
If I decide to be an idiot, then I'll be an idiot on my own accord.
I've made a point of not being, say what I refer to as a 'careerist' about anything.
I went to jail for 11 days for disturbing the peace; I was trying to disturb the war.
It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.
I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
As a neurosurgeon, I did not believe in the phenomenon of near-death experiences.
Now Heaven and Earth are older than the temples, and older than the Scriptures.
What comes from oneself, is nearly from no one. There is only me as a link.
Perfectly ordered disorder designed with a helter-skelter magnificence.
If I wanted the ticket to be a $200 ticket, I'd have made it a $200 ticket, but I don't want it to be that.
I'm going to do everything I can to keep from being mainstream.