“We have to act united as a people, and that means that every individual has to participate and do their part.”

I think anybody who’s famous has to deal with their fame in their own way.

So my mother set the foundation for my appreciation for nature and my empathy for other people.

I enjoy pumping iron, but I do try and get the yoga, ’cause it’s a nice balance to the weightlifting.

The problem to me with environmentalism is the idea that we’re all gonna die and we need to save ourselves.

Celebrities become divas because they get pampered so much, babied so much – then they get used to it.

I’m a filmmaker, I’m a storyteller, an entertainer, if you will, so what can I do to participate?

I use music really as a form of raw expression; escape from the real world.

In the new music landscape, with is the democratization of the internet and music in general.

It’s what we live for, to be able to make great illusions.

Understanding that which is foreign to you is fundamental to cultivating a sense of connection and unity with one another.

The problem with modern consumption and mass-produced products is they’re designed to just literally be shoved into our mouths and rushed.

Happiness doesn’t come from commercial success but from the quality of work that you give back to your immediate community.

I am happy to have success in the entertainment biz,

We can’t be naive and think we can go it alone.

Certainly, we need government and legislation, but the governments really listen to people.

because, you know, democracy has been “the worst of all political systems except for all the rest.”

Don’t be discouraged by writer’s block. Writer’s block just means you need to listen to other music.

The late ’90s were a really bad time for people trying to be rock stars, you know what I mean? It seemed like everyone was a one-hit wonder on the radio.

So the prelude to ‘Ghostfacers!’ is the Ghostfacers going, ‘Yeah, those fat-cat writers, we’ve got a show that’s better than that bullshit anyway.’ I mean, that’s pretty cool in the world of metanarrative, which is, I have to admit, one of my abiding passions.

I think most people, even if they say they hate horror movies, there’s that feeling you get inside that you love.

The second time I was there I met Marcel Duchamp, and we immediately fell for each other. Which doesn’t mean a thing because I think anybody who met Marcel fell for him.

It just means that if someone hates you, they still have feelings for you. If they really didn’t care about you, they’d just forget about you. They wouldn’t even waste the time hating you.

In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.