"Religion has become so many different things. Religion is an economic thing for some people. Religion is a gun."

“it is not the deed but the intention that makes the crime.”

“Who will wear a shoe that hurts him, because the shoe-maker tells him 'tis well made?”

Source : Algernon Sidney (1698). “Discourses Concerning Government, by Algernon Sidney ... Published from an Original Manuscript of the Author”, p.9

“Maybe depression is the most reasonable response to all the crap around us. Maybe it's the happy people who need medication.”

“Every now and then you get a nice Jewish kid who likes black people and they would come in, and it would be a stream of them, and have black friends and really feel the black struggle on the acting tip and it's a reason why all of us are not dying in the movie.”

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

“Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body.”

Source : "Danton's Death". Play by Georg Buchner, Act I, 1835.

“You'll never know how close you are to victory if you give up.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 22, 2016

“I don't think it's very useful to open wide the door for young artists; the ones who break down the door are more interesting.”

“I want to really start focusing on what I want to accomplish and what it is I want to achieve, but not micromanaging this or that and focusing on the little things.”