I had this feeling that LA was off. And it is. “There is no there there,” as Gertrude Stein said. There’s no truer sentence about LA. When you get to downtown, it feels like the center is over there. You’re never right there.

…There aren’t a lot of places in the country that have big white signs - like the HOLLYWOOD sign - that mean nothing. We’re just celebrating ourselves. It’s truly just an idea; there’s nothing there on that hillside. That Hollywood sign is so much better than Hollywood and Vine.

[on living in Malibu]…I can’t say that without making a funny face. I have the right address, I bought the right car, I’m back! I’m wearing a Gucci jacket. I’ve got to get my hair cut…it’s nice there. This morning there was a seal lying on his back just clapping. For minutes and minutes. And its little face would pop out of the water, it was just so goofy. I have no idea what it was doing. I must find out from a marine biologist.

[on Jim Morrison]

Of all the people who helped me love LA, it was Jim Morrison. He loved it! I was always asking all of his friends why?

What Jim Morrison loved about LA was the diversity. It’s a shame he got addicted so early. Because he probably would have made a really good director. I think he had a great American novel in him. He used to drive around with his friend and look at all the great houses in the Bird streets. I just started doing it recently.