"We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes."

"Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them."

"Forget about being world famous, it's hard enough just getting the automatic doors at the supermarket to acknowledge our existence."

"In the future, torture will once again become the recreational sport of the rich."

"If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about."

"I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think they're really difficult to write and write well."

"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."

"The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason."