I'm A Real Workaholic.

History Is An Angel Being Blown Backwards Into The Future

If There Are Bases On The Moon, That Would Be The End Of The Moon As We Know It.

Gut Level Is A Good Level To Deal With Life, And For Me, I Have To Say That Buddhism Makes Sense For Me Because It's How I'm An Artist.

. . . I Wrote A Letter To Thomas Pynchon Asking, Can I Have Your Permission To Try To Make An [adaptation] Of Your Book? And I Had No Idea That He Would Answer Me, Because He's Pretty Elusive. But He Did Send A Letter Back That Said, Yes, You Can Do That - As Long As The Only Instrument In The Opera Is A Banjo. I Thought, That's An Interesting Way Of Saying No.

I Wanted To Impress People Because I Was Kind Of A Kid Who Was Lost In The Crowd - Was Sort Of My, Feeling About Childhood Was Being Part Of A Big Family.