I have a real passion for driving. Earlier on in my life I wanted to be a race car driver. But I don't pay an extortionate amount of money for cars. I'm pretty frugal.

I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.

I did archery when I was in high school. In our gym class we had two weeks of archery and I remember taking the bow and arrow and firing it up and across the street into a car parking lot.

Honestly, the world can be a dark enough place. Light it up.

I do tend to eat healthily most of the time, but I don't restrict myself. I believe in eating anything and everything in moderation and doing some exercise.

I would wish that people would accept people for who they are, not be judgemental, allow people to live their lives and enjoy themselves and that would be my wish for people.

There's a lot of me in Captain Jack and there's a lot of Captain Jack in me. And there is no pun intended.

Never apologize for being nerdy.

I don't feel sorry for myself, because I'm living my dream. Even when I was a little boy I used to stand in the playground and pretend I was on 'Opportunity Knocks.'

Have I ever been the shy retiring type? Never. Not since the day I was born.

Love is love, no matter who you fall in love with, love is love, it can be painful, it can be wonderful.

Life isn't simple. Literature shouldn't be either.

The flower that does not smileat the branches withers.

Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer.

I’m not making music for people who like Disney shows. I make music for people who like music.

People don't remember you for all of the good things you do. They remember the time you blew a giant green snot bubble out your nose.

That's kind of how I've based my career. I find talented people and beg me to let me work with them.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.

I always think I'm going to record a lot on tour but it's always hard to fit it in the schedule, and there's a whole lotta' other extra curricular activities that happen on the road.

I've never been good at being nostalgic, and I've never been able to focus on sound without having a voice that's very here-and-now.

In a country like South Africa, writers have nuisance value, because those of us who have become known overseas have certainly helped to inform people about what life is like there.