“Sometime reality is too complex. Stories give it form.”

“i've always wanted, basically, to do research in the form of a spectacle.”

“A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in that order.”

“If you want to make a documentary you should automatically go to the fiction, and if you want to nourish your fiction you have to come back to reality.”

“First there was Greek civilization. Then there was the Renaissance. Now we’re entering the Age of the Ass.”

“Poetry is a game of loser-take-all.”

“ALPHA-60: Your name is written "Ivan Johnson," but it is pronounced "Lemmy Caution," Secret Agent Zero Zero Three of the Outlands. You are a threat to the security of Alphaville.CAUTION: I refuse to become what you call "normal."...ALPHA-60: You cannot escape. The door is locked.CAUTION: Try to stop me, pal.”