I'm a musician. Anything I've done as an actor has come from that.

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.

To brighten your vision, look at the positive side of life with great love.

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

I'm not Bill Evans. I'm not Keith Jarrett. I'm basically a singer who plays along with his voice.

Luck is a thing that comes in many forms and who can recognize her?

To get rid of anger you can change the situation or change how you think about the situation.

I find Lady Gaga hilarious. And I kind of like her. My heart's warmed to her.

I'm not very firey, but when I go, I go. I don't shout, I just get upset.

War loves to seek its victims in the young.

A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual's desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock

When you're making an album with people who made your favorite records as a rebellious teenager, it feels like you've achieved something.