"Content is more than 'subject matter.' It is all the feelings and ideas you bring to your painting."

“Its better to be second while everyone is saying You should have been first than be first when everyone says You should be second.”

“Ian McKellen is brilliant with research. I paid really close attention to the sources he goes to. He's a very, very intelligent man”

“I like people not being able to be pigeon-holed.”

“My writing voice is very much like 'Thank You for Smoking.' It's a guy's voice. It's very masculine.”

“Modeling is more fun in the Philippines”

“There are women who inspire you with the desire to conquer them and to take your pleasure of them; but this one fills you only with the desire to die slowly beneath her gaze.”

Source : Charles Baudelaire, Louise Varèse (1970). “Paris Spleen, 1869”, p.78, New Directions Publishing

“I don't mind getting up in front of people and playing - singing by myself, as raw as it comes, with nobody else helping me out, which shows that you have a little bit of talent.”

Source : "Red Sox's Bronson Arroyo Records Album". Associated Press Interview, www.foxnews.com. July 16, 2005.

“I think that life is a bit like a biscuit that you only get one bite at. The best thing is to just go for it. If you feel an inclination for something, just go for it. Life is too short to muck about doubting yourself. It's better to try and just shore yourself up with some sort of confidence. And get on with it!”