It's important not to be afraid ego-wise to share your information.

There's a lot about New York that is unique, and there's always a culture and a subculture going on everywhere.

Substance should outweigh perfection.

If an artist wants to work with me because they feel I've made some credible albums and there've been things that are long-lasting, it's because those artists took the time and we built an idea.

I gotta think that one that becomes a philosophy of work, which is "no excuses."

The record producer is the music world's equivalent of a film director.

If you follow anything that I've ever done, I never stick to one thing more than one year. I'm just afraid to get typecast.

Rudeness is something I just can't tolerate.

Vrekeners actually exist?L, The King

If the knock once and door remain lock, do not turn away. With persistent knocks, the door will be open.

What do I care about law? Ain't I got the power?

Golf is a funny game. It's done much for health, and at the same time has ruined people by robbing them of their peace of mind. Look at me, I'm the healthiest idiot in the world.

Well, it seems all the fish in the rivers are dying. Could this be an act of cod?

I left the Midwest thinking I didn't fit in. But when I got to New York, I realized how truly Midwestern I was.

I try not to dwell on the past. I'm not a big go-back-and-try-to-relive-your-past kinda person.

[My father did] advertising. That's why I got into this business. I think because we're really boxes of soap - actors and singers. You're artists, but in the public eye it's a matter of advertising.

He feared his maturity as it grew upon him with its ripe thought, its skill, its finished art; yet which lacked the poetry of boyhood to make living a full end of life.

The way people love sci-fi is how I love cartoons.