A record deal doesn't make you an artist

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.

Believe only half of what you see and nothing that you hear.

Most of us do know we have no immortality. And when you've found a genius, someone who has already purchased his immortality in musical or literary terms, it's maddening.

The night before the Olympics opening ceremony, my son, who is eight years old, gets very excited and likes to put out a plate of cookies and some milk for Bob Costas.

I have gone to all over the country and I've met so many veterans and I have tremendous veteran support.

When I feel lost and can't make a decision, I just stop and get quiet. I take a time-out.

A good legible label is usually worth, for information, a ton of significant attitude and expression in a historical picture.

How much would you pay...for the Universe?

I hate 'The Professional.' It's one of the worst action/adventure movies ever made.

I disapprove of lots of decisions made by George Bush: the war, the meddling in the affairs of other countries, the conversations with dictators; it was a dark time.