"I hardly know so true a mark of a little mind as the servile imitation of others."

“I'm not George Clooney, so I can't just pick and choose. I take roles where they occur.”

Source : Source: collider.com

“I like to believe that stories want to be written, that they must make an effort in order to be heard. They suggest themselves to me constantly, but I have little patience, I am lazy. Now and then, however, when I'm in the right mood, I stop to listen to one and sit down to record it. I think that by now they know I am not patient, so they make themselves short.”

“anyone who writes plays is unbelievably persistent, because there isn't a need in the world for plays. Somehow you internally have to feel a need to write a play.”

“The man that takes up religion for the world will throw away religion for the world.”

“People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I should have seen life like that and stay out of trouble, and don't do this and don't do that. But it's hard to live up to some people's expectations.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“I believe in standardizing automobiles. I do not believe in standardizing human beings. Standardization is a great peril which threatens American culture.”

“That makes my nipples hard!”

Source : "Let my IPO be!" by Craig Bicknell, www.wired.com. May 6, 1999.

“Bikes are clearly a superior form of transportation when it comes to just simple getting around. A car makes sense if you need to carry a bunch of stuff.”