I Think Life's An Irrational Obsession.

I Don't See Life As An Opportunity To See How Far You Can Go In The Pursuit Of Pain, Although I Think I've Challenged It A Bit.

Today, Maturity Is A Word I Associate With Spirituality. It's One Of Those Words That Cause People To Change Their Voice. When Your Voice Gets Higher Because Of What You're Saying, There's A Problem. To Me, The Conflict Of Life Is Part Of The Joy Of Life. There's Got To Be A Recognition Of The Friction That Exists. Maturity Seems Somehow About Getting Careful. I Don't Want To Be Careful.

I Don't Read Newspapers Too Much , Just Because They Tend To Make Me Feel I Have A Political Obligation That I Think Is A Distraction From What My Political Offerings Are Going To Be If I Just Make My Movies.

Reputations Are Maintained By The Outside World, And They're Created By It, Too, By And Large. And They Serve As A Hell Of A Device For Privacy, Because The More People Look For Something That's Not There, The Less Chance They Have Of Violating Who You Are. It's Like Going Out There With A Mask On, Without Having To Exercise Your Upper Body To Put It On.

Sacrificing American Soldiers Or Innocent Civilians In An Unprecedented Preemptive Attack On A Separate Sovereign Nation May Well Prove Itself A Most Temporary Medicine.