I had an old man moment the other day. I went into Abercrombie & Fitch to get some jeans and the music was so loud I couldn't stay.

Well, my dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years.

I do the things I like to do. It's sort of a bigger version of having more than one hobby.

New Orleans is my essence, my soul, my muse...

With a tone so rich, I would never be afraid of the dark. Steinway is the only and the best!

There are people who can't stand me, they say, 'God, he makes me sick', or, 'He's creepy', but it doesn't affect me too badly.

'The Christmas Song,' by Nat King Cole, is not only a masterful performance; to me it just sounds like the holidays. I've never sung it, because Nat's version is so perfect. I gotta leave it alone.

With imagination, I'll get there.

It is jazz music that called me to be a musician and I have always sang the songs that moved me the most.

Safety's just danger, out of place.

In my life I find that memories of the spirit linger and sweeten long after memories of the brain have faded.

Love more than you loved your ex-girlfriend, if your present girlfriend feels your feeling then you will feel most happiest moment in your life than you spend with your ex-gf.

Anything or everything can happen. You determine how good or bad they are

Known for leaving, she asked me who I would consider sticking around for. I said, "The one who asked me to and meant it.

Joe Louis, to me, was the finest human being God put on this earth in every way.

I am always striving to be the best that I can be as a filmmaker.

Great companies are defined by their discipline and their understanding of who they are and who they are not.

During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the military conducted only a handful of drone missions.

It's incredible to get people to turn out right in the middle of no where.

[On her monologue as the thief 'Fontaine':] People always got things. People always want things. So I provide a service.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.