"I don't know if you have ever seen the Woody Allen film 'Annie Hall,' but it is, in a way, to Los Angeles and 'Hollywood' what 'This Is Spinal Tap' is to many musicians."
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"I am not immune to the lure of a signed record, flier or set list. The fact that your music heroes potentially had, in their own hands, the record you now have in yours is kind of cool. When the musician has departed, it can give the thing a unique power."
"You want to meet a bunch of really friendly people? Go to a Slayer concert. There'll be some real psychos there, but most of those people will take care of each other."
"For me, returning to Los Angeles annihilates the memories of where I have just been with an astonishing speed."
"I've never heard Daft Punk; I've never heard a track of theirs in my life. They're the two guys with motorcycle helmets on?"
"It's easy for me to play bad guys because it's a very linear acting. Bad guys aren't empathetic. Being a bad guy is great because you're not friendly and you don't have to do much with your face."
"I would like go to Palestine and interview people there about what their lives are like; same thing in Iran."
"Being in New York is an almost overwhelming experience. While Washington, D.C., is my favorite American city, I regard New York City as the most amazing city in the world. No other comes close. It is an incredible, inexhaustible engine."
"Life is weird, great and dangerous."
"I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail."
"I always found the Chicago audience to be a smart, fast-moving, violent and cheerful lot, and it's always good to be back."
"No matter how rough things can be at times, many Americans are optimistic and on the move."
"The number of people who are actual supporters of Mr. Romney could very well be less than the Donner Party, whose members they sadly resemble in many ways."
"Chris Christie is New Jersey's concern, not America's."
"Could it be that violence is as much a part of the American identity as the Constitution, and a vital component to its economic stability?"
"I'm terrified of motorcycles. I've been on one a couple of times. I did not like it."
"I'm of the opinion that the Democrats have the ideas I agree with more often than not. Reenergizing the middle class and giving people a break."
"I'm a professional food eater."
"I'm a big Germs fan; most people are."
"I was at the first Minor Threat show, and you could tell, 'This band is going to be the king of the town.' It was obvious. They were so good."