"Strangers are exciting, their mystery never ends. But, there's nothing like looking at your own history in the faces of your friends."

"Pop stardom is not very compelling. I'm much more interested in a relationship between performer and audience that is of equals. I came up through folk music, and there's no pomp and circumstance to the performance. There's no, like, 'I'll be the rock star, you be the adulating fan.'"

"I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous."

"I seriously hate pop music and all things super-commercial."

"A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can."

"If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open."

"They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them."

"I felt that I had worked hard my entire life and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me. I felt I was entitled, and thanks to money and fame, I didn't have to go far to find them."