Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.

Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture. The air in the performance is sculpted into something.

A composer is a guy who goes around forcing his will on unsuspecting air molecules, often with the assistance of unsuspecting musicians.

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.

I suggest that an education and reading and facts aren't bad things on which to ponder a few notions.

It is my opinion that a local school board cannot impose a mandatory fee on students taking advanced placement courses for the required taking of the Advanced Placement Examination.

So if a college education is indispensable, the challenge as I see it is how to make it more accessible.

I loved movies and watched a lot of them. But my father insisted that I get a good education before I joined the film industry.