I suppose an artist takes the elements of his life and rearranges them and then has them perceived by others as though they were the elements of their lives.

I was eating in a Chinese restaurant downtown. There was a dish called Mother and Child Reunion. It's chicken and eggs. And I said, I gotta use that one.

The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls and tenements halls and whispered in the sounds of silence.

Improvisation is too good to leave to chance.

If you can get humor and seriousness at the same time, you've created a special little thing, and that's what I'm looking for, because if you get pompous, you lose everything.

Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.

I don't feel any pressure from fans. But I'm always in some kind of state of emotional turmoil. I would not describe myself as happy-go-lucky. That's not to say that I'm not happy.

Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.

I've got nothing to do today but smile.

Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die.

Someone told me it's all happening at the zoo.

The dream was on hold. It wasn't dead.

Who would you impress if the world was blind?

It's a blip, not a catastrophe.

I used to think timing was everything. I have since learned that now is the time for everything.

I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.

He that fancies himself very enlightened, because he sees the deficiencies of others, may be very ignorant, because he has not studied his own.

I don't have faith in the Internet, I have faith in people connected through the Internet.

I like wearing scarves in my hair because they make me look put together without taking a lot of time.

Once, I was easy. Now, I was choosy. See? Big difference.

Too many Christians live their Christian lives inside their heads; it never gets out through hands and feet and lips.