As soon as things become predictable, they become boring.

I am such a goody-two-shoes.

Ultimately, I'm fine with everything that I've done.

Maybe I'm a better actor when I know there's going to be an older woman involved.

I've never done a blind date but my parents met on a blind date.

I've written probably over 200 songs that have a verse and a chorus and that's it.

My first job was a commercial for Ball Park Fun Franks.

My mom grew up in Kansas, my dad in Indiana. They had boring childhoods.

My morals are important to me.

New York is a character, all on its own, and whenever you film there, it becomes part of the show. That's just the nature of being there.

The truth is I want to make music that people enjoy.

What comes from the heart will go to the heart

Your choices of values and determining their priority precedes your goal setting

A good mind is the mind which leaves no one on the ground when rising!

...when the petals fallSay it is beautiful and good, say it is well

The children who are 'our future' will inherit a world created not just by parental devotion but by the sort of zealous, focused endeavors that can preclude good parenting.

Each instant of life is a step toward death.

You really need faith in yourself to make art and to stand up for what you believe in.

If you have a vision, no matter how difficult things are, everything just becomes a process.

Appreciation can make a day - even change a life.

The most important job you will ever have is your commitment to a promise you made to someone.