In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called!

In short, not only are things not what they seem, they are not even what they are called!

We all wish to reach a ripe old age, but none of us are prepared to admit that we are already there.

Art saved me; it got me through my depression and self-loathing, back to a place of innocence.

As the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end.

I hope the average woman feels she needs practicality but with a little bit of fantasy. Otherwise, it's just not fashion.

It is not the sun that wither the plants to death but the man who gradually beats the trees to death.

When you are on tour in the UK it takes a few hours to get anywhere. A lot of the time you can have a beer, close your eyes for two minutes, and then you are there. In the U.S. it is much more like a road trip as all the cities are so spread apart.

June. June Mathis. No, no one else, ever. She gave me my start. She first, of all people, believed in me.

When I was a kid I said to my father one afternoon Daddy will you take me to the zoo He answered If the zoo wants you let them come and get you.

I love the feeling of creating pictures in someone's mind just by spelling out the right lyrical combination.

If Gretzky was velvet, Ovechkin is electricity.

The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.

My parents were incredibly inclusive.

I take my vacation on the combine and tractor.

It has been said that the Fed's job is to take the punch bowl away just as the party gets going, raising interest rates when the economy is growing too fast and inflation threatens.

I let things roll right off me. I don't stay mad long.

But I'm not a tough guy or a street fighter for real. I'm just an actor.

To retain his dignity, an artist must live in opposition. He must be critical of his country. If not, then he is worthless.

One of the key differences between galaxies with super massive black holes is whether or not the black holes are lit up, because they are basically bingeing on a lot of material in its surroundings.

The result showed that fortune helps the brave.

Opera is the ultimate art form. It has singing and music and drama and dance and emotion and story.

Woe betide the man who refuses to conform.

I love doing stunts. It's so much fun.

My records don't go platinum or gold. I think they go cedar.

If you think you don't want to play another psychopath, but the script is amazing, and the director is fantastic, and the story is incredible, then you may end up playing your third psychopath in a row.

When I watch myself on camera, in any capacity - being interviewed, performing, 20 years ago or yesterday - there's a part of me that really doesn't grasp that it's me.