I have always made impresarios a lot of money across my career and have never, so far as I am aware, given any of them heart attacks.

Drama if I sing, drama if I dont sing. What do you do?

When a singer truly feels and experiences what the music is all about, the words will automatically ring true.

The moment you say, 'Please, give me a reason for this', then you are being impossible and temperamental.

What is the nature of human beings? When someone does something wrong to them, they will go after him [to punish, to fight].

Worship means respecting all of God’s creation.

One must live well to know what living is.

The language of my books has shaped me as a man.

None knew thee but to love thee.

I guess I probably see myself as a director. If I had to choose, I think that that's the aspect of the process that I'm most excited by.

Environmentali sm isn't a spectator sport. You actually have to stand up and demand that we be vigilant in protecting our air and water.

There's a general consensus of opinion that people in love are apt to look silly -- except to each other.

When people come up to me and say 'I hate you' or 'I love to hate you,' it's not the usual response that I thought I would've gotten halfway into my career. And then they say, 'I love your work.'

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.