"As a child, these colourful superheroes that could fly, or were horrifying like Ghost Rider and the Hulk, with this tremendous rage or these supernatural powers, provided an escape for me from my mundane existence, from my lack of friends or my inability to communicate well with people. They liberated me."

"All of my characters have a glint of madness."

"I bought a Yamaha-1 and I was doing 180 miles per hour home on the 405 and that's really, really crazy but I did it."

"I'm the first to admit that I like going to, or my memories at least of going to Clint Eastwood movies or Charles Bronson or James Bond."

"Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will."

"I think I could go away tomorrow. I've already accomplished something. It's such a selfish business that sometimes I get sick of myself."

"When we are well, we all have good advice for those who are ill."

"When ambition meets humility, we find that kindness can heal wounds that time cannot."