"As a kid, I was a Hitchcock lover; I cared about the dark side of things."

“It sometimes looks as though woman would not be woman unless man insisted upon it, since she tends so markedly to be just a human being when away from men, and only on their approach does she begin to play her required role.”

“Lecturing is that mysterious process by means of which the contents of the note-book of the professor are transferred through the instrument of the fountain pen to the note-book of the student without passing through the mind of either.”

“The attitude is in my personality. It's going to come out in the songs no matter what. If you're pushing the vocal constantly at 10, there's no room for any dynamics. There's no room for any variation in tone. There's no room for anything.”

Source : "Mike Ness of Social Distortion". Interview with Matt Schild, music.avclub.com. January 18, 2011.

“If I had it to do again, I'd ask more questions and interrupt fewer answers.”

“If your ideas are good they rise, and if they're a bit crap they sink.”

Source : Source: www.gq-magazine.co.uk

“We respect everybody's individual opinion, and we have so much respect for veterans. We're probably one of the biggest movie employer of veterans.”

Source : "The Man Behind The Bayhem: An Interview With Transformers Producer Ian Bryce". Interview with Alex Godfrey, www.empireonline.com. May 17, 2017.

“Do what you love, but be damned sure it's profitable. If you do work you love, but it doesn't generate income, your business will fail. If you do work you hate, but it generates income, your health will fail... and your business along with it. If you can't do what you love and make it profitable, you've either got a hobby or a headache, not a sustainable business. Don't settle for anything less than passion and profit.”

“I'm not gonna worry about what people think about me. I'm too busy. I don't give a hoot.”

Source : "I've always been the outsider" by Caroline Sullivan, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2008.