I always get very calm with baseball.

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.

Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.

I've got nothing to do today but smile.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Every great accomplishment of mankind has been preceded by an extended period, often over many years, of concentrated effort.

I'm not particularly precious about the theatrical experience any more.

I've worked with a lot of really fine actors, both on stage and on screen. The level of their game lifts me up and brings the level of my game up to theirs. Always. It's like a constant upgrade.

I bring a record home, and it connects with me like nothing else. In my ideal situation, somebody will do that with my record.

I will not be held like a drunkard / under the cold tap of facts

Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer.

I don't know what the future holds. I just try to do roles that I haven't done before.

Practical storage pieces are great if you have a basement or a garage. But when you actually live with them day in and day out, they should be beautiful to look at.