tearing oneself apart for the amusement of the audience.

You're tearing me apart!

Ennui is the echo in us of time tearing itself apart.

I was always tearing stuff apart to see how it worked.

I like to believe that love is a reciprocal thing, that it can't really be felt, truly, by one.

You tolerate me, you really tolerate me. [Accepting his Independent Spirit Award]