Barry Manilow is a guy who's had a tremendous longevity that few have had in the music business. I'm in awe of what he does.

I feel like collaboration in music has allowed me to grow musically beyond my wildest dreams.

I credit my collaborators for allowing me to grow. Without them I wouldn't have that opportunity.

Alan Menken, for example, is one of my heroes for all of the music he's written for Disney.

The collaboration wish list is huge, very long. It goes from people like Elton John, for whom I have an unbelievable amount of respect, to Snoop Dogg, whom I also respect a great deal.

Good Enough

There is a great potential in everyone.

I go to bed at 2 a.m. and get up at 7 a.m. - I've never been a sleeper. But I definitely get sick every month-and-a-half.

Why do we complain about the Fall? It is not on its account that we were expelled from Paradise, but on account of the Tree of Life, lest we might eat of it.

When each expects the other to live in his or her world, to always be there to join in his or her chosen activities, an ego battle inevitably develops.

I've never worried about age.

I will only praise someone who can't take anything away from me.

Every moment of living has its own logic, its own meaning.

My patriotism is not an exclusive thing. It is all-embracing and I should reject that patriotism which sought to mount the distress or exploitation of other nationalities.

My business is hurting people.