“How do you feel about the fact that you’re going to spend the rest of your life here?”
“The rest of my life where?”
“Right here.”
“You guys have been living a thousand illusions, man. The rest of my life where?”
“In prison.”
“In prison? What prison? You got a prison in your mind? You see what I’m saying? You’re in prison, son. You’re the one that’s in jail because you think there is such a thing as a prison. I’m sitting on the ground and a guy comes up and draws a line and he says “you’re in prison”. I say “oh I’m in prison?” and he puts up a big gate and says “you can’t get out”. I say “oh I can’t get out?” and he says “yes”, then he dresses people up and walks them back and forth and has them say “we’re keeping you locked up” and I say “oh you are? I didn’t have anything else to do anyway.”
o Interview with Geraldo Rivera