My show business career doesn't mean I can't write a symphony. It just means I was never asked to write one.

I'm not one of those people who says, 'I never read reviews,' because I don't believe those people.

I have always thought of music as a highway with many lanes.

I still have great faith in what is good and right in all of us.

I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.

My whole thing is not just to play music for people, but to make them part of the evening.

There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests

You mustn't underestimate an audience's intelligence.

The biggest thrill you can have is to tell people one of your songs, and have them be able to hum it.

From the time I could play the piano, I remember trying to write tunes. They were in my head, and I would just sit down and start noodling. Next thing I knew, I had written a melody.

I can make a song up about anything: garbage, the weather, things in the news.

My Dearest Julianne, Thank you for your immeasurable gift.The only thing I have of value is my heart.It’s yours, Gabriel.

The light was everywhere. He would tell me later I looked like an angel... but just looked like the same devil to me

I have big dreams. I want to keep songwriting. Direct films. Be a parent.

If you want to see the future, watch 8 year olds

Are we Christians in this country really changing our hearts, or do we just believe in a change of heart...?

Being an adult means accepting those situations where no action is possible.

Phew am exhausted. Just read about something called "the offside rule". Too much for my tiny brain. Must be damaged from nail polish fumes.

Something is very, very wrong with American culture. The signs are everywhere. I think the country is in almost terminal descent.

Self-discipline is the No. 1 delineating factor between the rich, the middle class and the poor.

Solitude bears the same relation to the mind that sleep does to the body. It affords it the necessary opportunities for repose and recovery.