I think the one thing for me that's been working is just authenticity.

I just try and get better and better at me with every album.

For me, when I want to be emotionally moved by a vocal, I don't want to hear auto tune on it, I want to hear the beautiful imperfections.

I don't really chase trends and fads because they are fleeting.

I've learned in my older age how to let it go when things don't work out, because something incredible that I don't know about yet is probably right around the corner.

If you're mourning, cry, scream and purge whatever is going on inside you emotionally. That's part of the process. And keep those that love you very close as you go through it.

One of the least enjoyable things for me to do is to talk about myself.

Being a parent is not easy, but speaking for myself, it's a wonderful blessing and the most rewarding job I've ever had.

I like to leave all of my soul on the stage where I perform.

I think that whatever you do, if you're a singer, a rapper, an architect, dentist, treat that like when you're doing it, your whole career depends on that moment.

My wife and I are parents to a 4 year old and a 2 year old. It's really important for me to always be there for bath time and breakfast time and on the weekends.

You can not even roughly guess where you can reach in life if you pursue the path of self-education.

When things come to the worst they generally mend.

Prayer is a condition of mind an attitude of heart which God recognizes as prayer whether it manifests itself in quiet thinking in sighing or in audible words.

I've always envied the kind of coach who could go completely out of his mind and nobody would know the difference.

I don't really get into a big intellectual analysis of why I am going to do a certain script or not.

I think the most important thing for an actor is to stay current and stay relevant, and those are probably the hardest things to do.

Love is jealous that any should come before her, or after. She would be all in all. If a man will trust her and live in her, he shall know all things.

The level of our obedience is most often determined by the behavior standard of other Christians around us.

I've always wanted to do a female buddy film, the kind the guys get to do.

As a kid I learned notions of art and notions of not having any money.