"I'm not the indie kid, and I'm also not the John Grisham novel hero, but I am all of those things. I do whatever excites me at the time. I'll be in some huge $80 million buddy cop movie, I don't care, and I'll also do some wild independent movie. I refuse to have an agenda."

"I hate acting acting. I try to be."

"I'm always surprised when there's a female person who think's i'm attractive."

"I don't give a shit if I look like a freak; look at me right now. This is part of what's so sad about the business. They build you up — they take me, see they make me look pretty, they put the stuff in the hair, put the makeup on, snap the picture — then when they decide that I'm fucked-up and on the downward spiral, they start using the picture someone's snapped where I've just gotten off a plane, flown all night through 7 time zones and I'm in mid-blink. While they like you, they use the good picture. But when word gets out that you might be doing drugs, when word gets out, right or wrong, that you, gasp, had drinks at a party, they dig up this picture and say Oh, look, he's stoned at the airport, he's stoned all the time"

"I always think its odd that someone goes out there in front of all these people and tells really stupid stories that no one cares about. I know I'm uncomfortable and really awkward out there. But the people who seem too comfortable — man, they are weird! I mean, what kind of person are you that you feel really comfortable with people watching and applauding you? I fear enjoying that. Is that weird?"

"I've heard stuff about how the night River died he was partying and all that — it's so untrue. That night we were together. He was just playing guitar. He wanted to show me a new song. And... I wanted to go out to see Flea play, because I'd never seen him play before. River wanted to go home, just hang out, play guitar. I was the one who wanted to go out and he was just making sure to take care of me. But some guy who claims he was best friends with River comes out — I don't know who the fuck he is, neither does anyone else — claiming all this bullshit. That is why I've been reluctant to share anything."

"This is my problem with interviews and with quotes! I don't think there is a person on this fucking planet that you can define with one sentence. Not with one fucking interview! Not with a hundred fucking interviews! 'Cause we don't know what we are! Sometimes I don't even know who I am, what's my nature!"

"I'm definitely a sucker for family movies - I love those kind of films. I mean, I have no problem with explosions. I'm a huge fan of `Star Wars' movies. That's all fine and dandy. But, generally, I like to see real people. That doesn't mean I'd turn down any specific role. You know, movies can also be a good time and I'm still having a blast acting. Actually, I'd do anything."

"I just stay home and swim and read scripts and play backgammon. Or play the trumpet or guitar, or listen to CDs and the rest. I'm not a social guy. I'm quiet by nature. I love to go visit my sisters, hit the road a bit. I'd rather play with my sister Liberty's kid Rio ('River' in Spanish) than go to clubs or shows."

"I didn't realise 'til much later when journalists told me that I wasn't normal that I didn't have a 'normal' upbringing. I was like, 'Oh really?' It was news to me."

"The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs"

"My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession."

I never think that I'm good at anything I do. I can always do it better, I know my weakness. I've never been perfect."

"I enjoy humour more than anything, I don't really sit around banging my head and crying all the time."