"I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art."

“That's what interests me in poetry. That withholding, that white space, the pressure, and my long-term faith in violent concision, is still with me.”

“Pascal and Voltaire both probably had IQs in the neighborhood of 200.”

“I feel it's like being a kid and dressing up, because that's what Baby Jane is.”

“I always claim that the writer has done 90 percent of the director's work.”

“I take ownership of every mistake I've ever made.”

Source : "Jenny Sanford stumping for Haley - McMahon ad targets Blumenthal - Poll: Angle closing on Lowden - Biden to campaign with Culver - Gingrich backs Altschuler - Palin on Obama's 'home turf'" by Alexander Burns, www.politico.com. May 13, 2010.

“Encountering rhyme out of the blue is like finding a long-lost twin (fraternal), or a suitcase that closes with a particularly satisfying click.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com

“I make home movies-therefore I live. I live-therefore I make home movies”

Source : "Filmmaker Jonas Mekas On Poetry, Ordinary Moments, And Turning 90 For MOCAtv". www.huffingtonpost.com. November 30, 2012.

“The feeling you get from playing to a good audience is hard to describe without sounding as though you are talking silly. But reaction is important. You might feel in yourself that you're doing it ok but it's when you get the live reaction that you know you're doing it right.”