“My own celebrity, my own life. This is semi-autobiographical in terms of my commitment to this kind of thing.”

They say we die twice – once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.

I always had this thing, when I was younger especially, I didn’t want to do movies that much.

Anybody who cares about what he does takes risks.

I destroy it because it’s no longer coming from my unconscious.

The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you.

[Oscar Wilde’s Salome screenplay] is not autobiographical in a sense where you go to my house and see my kids and stuff like that, but that’s why I guess it’s semi-autobiographical.

You’re talking to him and all of a sudden, you say, “He’s puttin’ that in his cash register!”

A kiss is a lusty dollop of dessert to be served with desire and savored with passion.

There are a couple of times I would’ve liked to have married. I think I made a mistake, especially once.

It was her way of getting out, and she would take me with her. I’d go home and act all the parts.

I’m sensing something and I’m going along with it. It reminds me of a painting, the way Jackson Pollack painted – Jackson Pollack, the great, great artist.

Either I act or I die.

I am more alive in the theater than anywhere else, but what I take into the theater I get from the streets.

The thing that can get you a little upset is when people say other people are better than you. That can bug you.

Whether he’s doing great acting or not, you’re seeing somebody who is in the tradition of a great actor.

Pretty soon I’ll start worrying about [my fame] because [my children] carry my name and they have that exposure.

In writing the autobiography, I can really chuckle when I look at the songs. I was acting out the part. I saw myself as a victim.

I read Gloria Swanson’s autobiography just because I wanted to know what it was like in the time.

Autobiography is a preemptive strike against biographers.

Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form.

I shall never write an autobiography, I’m much too jealous of my privacy for that.

I want an autobiography without revealing any personal information.

The course of life is unpredictable no one can write his autobiography in advance.

Writing lyrics with your wife does lead to talking about yourselves a lot. But this is not an autobiographical account of my personal marriage. It’s almost about the marriage of the band.