Elvis Costello

There's no such thing as an original sin.

I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.

I find it to be the ultimate backhanded compliment when you are compared against yourself.

It's only in relatively recent years that Hollywood became the playground of multinational corporations which regard movies and TV shows as a minor irritant to their overall activity.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

One emphasis of my research has been on the question of how people spend their time. Time is the ultimate finite resource, or course, so the question of how people spend it would seem to be important.