“Truth is like poetry.And most people fucking hate poetry.”

“Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson is a great example.”

“McCain is the kid who was really cool in middle school but never got high school game and people are sick of him acting like he's still popular.”

“Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.”

“Ultimately, the only people who are in any way edified by hanging with famous people are you at the age of 11 and your mom.”

“Sony is the coolest studio. They are really amazing. I think part of it comes from they're not an American corporation. They don't work by quite the same rules. And their studio heads have a lot of...”

“We have a system that increasingly taxes work and subsidizes nonwork.”

“In Britain, polls show large majorities in favour of mansion taxes and higher taxes on the finance sector.”

“You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.”

“I was awakened by a tremendous earthquake, and though I hadn ever before enjoyed a storm of this sort, the strange thrilling motion could not be mistaken, and I ran out of my cabin, both glad and f...”

“An afternoon drive from Los Angeles will take you up into the high mountains, where eagles circle above the forests and the cold blue lakes, or out over the Mojave Desert, with its weird vegetation...”

“Chiron looked surprised. I thought that would be obvious enough. The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.”

“To cut and tighten sentences is the secret of mastery.”

“Loss is a knife, constantly cutting, but over time the blade dulls, and the cuts aren't as sharp. It's always there in the drawer, but you realize it doesn't cut as deeply anymore.”

“And it was sad music fit to make you cut your throat.”