Only because uplifted in song, was I able to endure the blaze of the dawn.
I think there's as much profundity and wisdom in Shakespeare, more so in fact, than those in the Bible.
If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you.
If you got the balls to follow something through, you can end up being the coolest, smartest guy in the room, because you've literally put your ass on the line.
I don't like big feet. It reminds me of gammon.
Look at all those American preachers who got caught with their pants down. They say one thing and they are doing another. I try to be more honest about it, both in my thinking and my behavior.
I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big performances, but they were never over-demonstrative and they were never not based on a kind of real truthful human being.
The idea that you can't lose contact with the leaders has cut more throats than it has saved.
Just as a camera is a sublimation of the gun, to photograph someone is a subliminal murder - a soft murder, appropriate to a sad, frightened time.
I made myself into an envelope into which I could thrust my work deep, lick the flap, seal it from everybody.
I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.