Sometimes as an artist when things come easy to you, you look for other avenues that are more challenging to you and you try to walk those lanes.

I don't believe in luck. I believe everything happens for a reason.

I'm a sucker for corn rows and manicured toes.

Two is not a winner, and three nobody remembers. What does it take to be number one?

Because of my Portuguese heritage, I have an interest in all of the instrumentation that comes from Portugal and Brazil as well.

I'm into cotton underwear. I don”t need cheetah print leather to make me feel sexy.

My grammar be's ebonics, gin tonics, and chronic.

Persons with a talent who never practice excellence are the worst enemies of themselves.

Night is mine, together with a substantial part of the future.

If we were born knowing everything, what would we do with all this time on this earth?

Gotta get myself a million, gonna turn that into a billion.

So, the darkness hid the little girl in herself, to protect her from the wolves with the human mask on their faces.

Every moment I have ever experienced as a child is as important as every moment I am experiencing now, or will experience ever. I guess what I'm saying is that not everybody should have children.

Life to me is a bit of a (Brothers) Grimm fairy tale.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director.

I was recruited by a number of schools including Miami University, University of Kentucky, University of Cincinnati, Indiana university, West Virginia University as well as others.

I do not have any fears, no fear of dying, of failure, of anything; that means I am very dangerous for my opponents.

It's good to know the guy who's holding onto your wire is someone you trust and you know he's not going to let you fall.

It will be seen in the frying of the eggs.

Nothing human disgusts me unless it's unkind.