I really am a firm believer that if you're going to do something musically, you really need to know what that music would have sounded like, what those instruments would have been.

There's always a melody running around in my mind and my brain; and I'm really thankful for it.

I knew that I wanted to create rich themes, and something that people might really relate to emotionally. That was the quest, authenticity, and then just to make the audience feel something.

I try to move people emotionally.

Being a man of faith, what was so interesting to me was the subject, which started, by the way, with Anne Rice's wonderful books.

There's sometimes a little bit of a trap to limit yourself for an audience.

Life gives you ups and downs. If you remember only the downs, you are not living your life.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

Cuba has its own moral system and priorities. That's what keeps it going, the belief that the country can control its own destiny.

There is no more important struggle for American democracy than ensuring a diverse, independent and free media. Free Press is at the heart of that struggle.

Seventy per cent humidity is ideal for vocal cords.

The principle aim of psychotherapy is not to transport one to an impossible state of happiness, but to help (the client) acquire steadfastness and patience in the face of suffering.

well, i don't know about you but I'm going to try everything! War, women, travel, marriage, children, the works. [...]. I want to know about things, what makes them work!

I ask myself more questions than Hamlet as I ponder which shoes to wear

Frozen by fear. Not able to move. Your mind screaming

Try to treat others as you would want them to treat you