"I willingly took John Lennon's life. What I did was despicable."

"I feel that I see John Lennon now as not a celebrity. I did then. I saw him as a cardboard cutout on an album cover."

"Once you take a life, that's it. I don't even deserve to be here."

"I don't think I'm a celebrity. A chimpanzee could have done what I did."

"I wasn't angry the night I shot him."

"Mr. Lennon would want me free, and I'd like to clear that up."

"I was a master at keeping my feelings in."

"I really didn't mean to hurt anybody. I liked John Lennon."

"I've pent up all my aggression, kept swallowing it and swallowing it."