People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education.

My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.

It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body.

I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.

Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.

Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK.

Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.

I believe that a parents role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.

Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did.

A job is a very healthy thing to do.

I was an accidental actor. I was never formally trained.

Music is powerful. It sets the mind and body and soul free in a way that I've need fully been able to understand. Maybe because it's not meant to be understood. It's simply meant to be experienced.

What I think is that there is no perspective in grief, or in love. How can there be, when one person becomes the center of the universe - either because he has been lost or because he has been found?

I respect everyone, from the homeless brother and sister on the street to the executive that sits in the highest office named President Barack Obama. I respect everyone - but we over-respect no one.

I was the class podiatrist. I never made it to class clown. I wasn't funny enough. I would examine feet and prescribe and ointment. It was a sad childhood.

No one will find me to have knowingly committed fraud.

Complete independence does not mean arrogant isolation or a superior disdain for all help.

Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise or rewards.

With every physical pain, my moral fibre unravels a little.

Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price.

We need to make sure that joblessness never pays more than employment.