My own interest developed because I thought it was a fascinating subject and something I wanted to pursue.
If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers.
With the amount of fixed expense that goes into developing something like the BE-4 engine, you want it to be used as much as possible.
World War II was a trauma that paralysed writers. It was something metaphysical, diabolical.
I love dialects and accents; they're something that really resonate with me and that I find fascinating.
I don't keep a diary and I throw away nearly all the paper I might have kept. I don't keep an archive. There's something worrying about my make-up that I try to leave no trace of myself apart from my plays.
It's a question of trying to take down by dictation what's already there. I'm not making something, I'm trying to hear it.
Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.
I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.
I think there's really healthy ways to segue into different roles and different genres. I'm not completely opposed to shaving my head and doing something crazy.
Letters are something from you. It's a different kind of intention than writing an e-mail.
I stopped being interested in improvisation, and I continue to not be that interested in it. Comedians can do it on a different level because they have a goal, but if you're improvising something that's dramatic, there's not that much to be good at.
I don't believe that anybody has come to a conclusion on why something is funny. It's funny because it's ridiculous and it's ridiculous for different reasons at different times.
I was trying to make something really hard, but then I thought I should make something really soft instead, that could be molded into different shapes. That was how I came up with the first plastic. I called it Bakelite.
I have musical ADD or something, and I get bored doing the same thing over and over. I love different sounds, different influences.
If I had something to say about my lyrics, I would say they were about different subjects concerning the darkness and the night.
Daring to wear something different takes effort.
I'd experimented with so many different types of music. I had these folky songs I'd written and recorded, but something wasn't quite right.
If you want to be around in 10 years you've got to do something to differentiate yourself from the pack.
Life must be something more than dilettante speculation.
