If music was made by some kind of critical theorist, it would sound like my music.

I try to make myself, and subsequently the audience, as uncomfortable as possible, whether it's completely desecrating a song they thought was one thing, or getting too drunk to really do a very good job.

I think that providing obstructions in the live setting is when you get something that actually means something, as opposed to just aping your way through your greatest hits.

People think the world of music is so great, and it's just not. It's so boring, the way music is conceived and then declawed for public consumption.

Humor strips dominated what were called the funny papers early in the century, but by the 1920s and '30s, adventure strips had taken over. With 'Beetle Bailey,' I revived the funny part of the funny papers, and I'd be proud to be remembered for that.

I think the kick to doing comedy is just to get in a film with really funny people and let them do their jobs. I find that in most comedies, I'm not the funny one, which works out great.

There doesn't seem to be a relationship between budget and comedy. In fact, it might be inverse.

People think I'm a very serious actor, which I am. But you know, if you don't have a sense of humor doing what I do, you perish.