I think directors should at least take acting lessons to see what's going on. And I think all actors should direct to see what a director has to go through.

If you’re not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.

I have a grandson who is 20. He's a computer guy. I'm worried that he can't communicate without his machine. They have no personal contact with people. That's the bad part of technology.

I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.

My family is well, and that's what's important.

It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.

My mother was pretty nuts, but she was also a character.

You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?

Do whatever you can that doesn't compromise your morals.

In my opinion, life is more important than show business.

You don't need an entire garden bed, to notice the beauty of a flower.

Every life I start with her, my original sin. I know myself through her.

Everything becomes closer once you realize that the world is only as far away as a nap and a meal.

I like everything with a heaping dose of feminitity, including my cell phone. I created this phone for the classic woman, who like me, loves diamonds & wants a wireless.

The African American community is so under-served in the entertainment industry.

We see the man when we look at the monkey; we see the monkey when we look at the man!

I just think the older I get, actually, the better I feel.

You can win with consistent benefits, delivered over time. You win by incrementally earning share, attention and trust.

I want to make honest music and tell honest stories that hopefully reflect the thoughts and feelings other people have.

All times are dangerous times.