处理一个不自由的世界唯一的方法就是变得如此绝对自由，以至于你的存在本身就是一种反叛。

我想卖出一百万张唱片，我做到了。我想获得白金唱片；我获得了。我从15岁开始就一直在不停工作。我甚至不知道如何放松。

艺术家的角色是提出问题，而不是回答它们。

I think we have been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it's the government's job to cope with it. 'I have a problem, I'll get a grant.' 'I'm homeless, the government must house me.' They're casting their problem on society. And, you know, there is no such thing as society. There are individual men and women, and there are families. And no government can do anything except through people, and people must look to themselves first. It's our duty to look after ourselves and then, also to look after our neighbour. People have got the entitlements too much in mind, without the obligations.

只有当我在写作过程中发现它时，我才知道某件事是真实的。