Saddam was tranquillised when captured ... He would be a lion even when caged. Every honest person who knows Saddam knows that he is firm and powerful.

All we have, it seems to me, is the beauty of art and nature and life, and the love which that beauty inspires.

The hurt is the place where the music enters you.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

Unfortunately, a lot of people are stupid. They take drugs. They get drunk and do all the wrong things in life. I just played it straight.

Not every work of art is or need be a heavily profound statement.

We have to get rid of excuses, no matter why you are the way you are, don't let it be an excuse to stay that way.

There's no better feeling than just going in and just working with someone and what comes out is something that the world knows about.

Anybody who is born in Santa Rosa must turn out to be either an artist or a poet, for the spirit of the hills gets into your blood out there.

I always say that my favorite game was Original Adventure, published by both Microsoft and Apple Computer back in 1980.

I had been raised on country and western in Missouri. But gospel was great.