At the U.S. Open, you're going to make bogeys.

Confidence is such a fragile and precious thing.

But you know, I'm just not a quitter.

You do what you need to if you're serious about playing great golf.

It's easy at times to win golf tournaments and shoot 59, and sometimes it's hard to post an 85.

When I'm swinging well, nobody hits the golf ball any better than I do.

I've just been working hard, trying to get some good stuff to come out.

I didn't do anything spectacular when I won the Open in 2001. I hit the ball good, not great. I putted good, not great, but I think I missed maybe two putts inside eight feet all week.

You've got to make an effort on your own. Some people don't even try.

I think about what I say. I don't give stock answers. I'm not trying to cultivate an image with the public, like several of the top players do.

I was in the middle of the golf tournament trying to make birdies and I was just having a blast. So that probably qualifies as having a greater appreciation.

The paradox of challenges

Of all the heartache I will ever know, only some of it will be real. The rest, I will create.

Romney and Ryan would do a much better job running the country, and that's what everybody needs to know.

I don't worry about overexposure [in work], I think it's important just to go in, and think about quality work and try to put the best movies out.

Truth alone can stand the guns of criticism.

Restless at home, and ever prone to range.

A person cannot all of a sudden become good at what they do just by switching streams.

Adrenalin dispels boredom. Run, you sufferers from ennui! Run for your lives!

I have the ugliest feet in the world. But even if I didn't dance, they would still be ugly. My toes are too big!

I have recorded nine tracks for a new album which I financed myself and am looking for a home for.