I can't imagine ever going back to working with somebody else.

A certain death of an artist is overconfidence.

The first real thing I heard was Three O'Clock Blues by B.B. King. That's where it all began for me.

I can't say I feel influenced by today's guitar players.

I didn't want to get attached to one guitar; I didn't want to have an instrument that was irreplaceable.

It all comes down to the density of the wood. Every guitar's different.

I go through about two Fender mediums a night because I don't pick straight down; it's sort of sideways, and it shaves them off.

I don't tend to have a favorite album; I tend to have favorite tracks. There are flaws in every album that spoil it for me.

I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there.

It's impossible to play a run with as much feeling as a single note. I've never been so much into runs as making single notes cry.

When you start believing you're something special, then you're not going to be striving to move forward.

I like games of chance, including women.

My feelings are Yevgeny Kafelnikov should take his prize money when he is done here and go and buy some perspective.

There is a lack of context in contemporary education. And contemporary consideration - because we live in those interiorities so much. Especially young kids who live by surfing the Web.

You are not a mess. You are a feely person in a messy world.

Some people are just not going to like me and they're not going to like my work. But that doesn't mean I'm a bad person.

When accepting or preparing for a role, fear is the motivating factor.

It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.

Idealization of a group is a natural consequence of separation from the group; in other words, it is a by-product of alienation.

There are a lot of bad screenplays so if you write a good screenplay people are going to respond to it.

Esquire's all about mommy issues now. Breastfeeding, vaccinations, playdate etiquette.