I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. read more

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.

I'm really psyched for O.A.R. They'll certainly be a hell of a lot better than Sonic Youth.

I'm really psyched for O.A.R. They'll certainly be a hell of a lot better than Sonic Youth.

Whether retail money is going to rotate back into the market in a huge way is the key. My guess read more

Whether retail money is going to rotate back into the market in a huge way is the key. My guess is it's not going to happen.

He probably just collapsed and never got up.

He probably just collapsed and never got up.

I destroy things every day in the act of working and often recall a picture I had considered finished in read more

I destroy things every day in the act of working and often recall a picture I had considered finished in order to rework it.

That's sports and we can't do anything about it. We've got to play with the players we have. What can read more

That's sports and we can't do anything about it. We've got to play with the players we have. What can you do? You have no choice.

I think a very bad time for the arts. I think we're in a tough time in our culture.

I think a very bad time for the arts. I think we're in a tough time in our culture.

I finally realized why I am so crazy about women... I am, in fact, a lesbian trapped in a man's read more

I finally realized why I am so crazy about women... I am, in fact, a lesbian trapped in a man's body!

I'm proud of paying taxes. The only thing is--I could be just as proud for half the money.

I'm proud of paying taxes. The only thing is--I could be just as proud for half the money.