I couldn't think of anything worse than being in an unhappy marriage. It worries me because I've seen it destroy people.

If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning.

The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.

My advice would be if you want to pursue a career in the music business, don't.

Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise.

I'd say the most dangerous thing I've ever done is probably bungee jumping in Thailand...

I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

That was extraordinary. Unfortunately, extraordinarily bad.

I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.

Not everybody is perfect, and I don't think we should be looking for perfect people.

The best way to kill someone is from the inside, by crushing their hopes and dreams.

Forget decorated generals, tell me about Private Ryan.

When people are doing their utmost to upset you, it's probably best to just laugh at them.

Resignations are for Prime Ministers and those caught with their trousers down, not for me.

The simple truth is that interstellar distances will not fit into the human imagination.

Movies are too literal.

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury.

The machine does not control the mind of man, though it affects the mind of man; it is the mind of man that can and should control the machine.

You have to have a little faith in people.

Music drives me insane, the incessant presence of music in my life. It informs how I see the world; it drives me crazy

You can never forget the people who were always there for you from the beginning.