When you really think about it, I'm not delusional enough to think that what I do is important to life as we know it on this planet. No. But neither is what you do.

I don't wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life.

Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.

Never negotiate with kids. They don't have life experience, and they don't have repercussions for bad decisions; they still get fed and housed.

Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life.

The only jobs kids have are to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and be thankful. That's it. I'll house you, protect you, I'll even give my life for you, and in return, you will behave.