Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums.

I'm so glad cities have personalities, just like people have personalities. That's something that makes me smile.

Avoid people who tell you that something you want to do is not possible.

Remember that there's no one way of doing things. ... If you just get a hammer and hit it really hard, whatever it is, I guarantee you it'll open.

If someone can write great music... Paul McCartney is a genius. He's so prolific. All we should do is bow down to Paul McCartney.

Portland is where young people go to retire.

I can't relax. I'm not happy unless I'm working on stuff. 'SNL' is always a huge workload, as enjoyable as it is.

There are so many disagreements in the world, but I like the idea of people agreeing on something like art.

The day of parts of the country hating each other, or rivalries like that... I feel like that's dead.

Everyone goes through all kinds of relationship situations. I'm lucky that I get to be on two comedy shows [during divorce].

Every music journalist I've ever met has been stunningly beautiful.

Fame is not the same as success, and in our true souls we know that.

You can't make a souffle rise twice.

I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked in collaboration, and never made their own inscriptions.

I think one's musical life should be free and open to new experience in order to keep expanding your mind and horizons.

Much success to you, even if you wish me the opposite.

Women Who Seek Equality With Men Lack Ambition

The first consideration is that the ceremonies of the Mosaic Law were abrogated by the coming of Christ and that they can no longer be observed without sin after the promulgation of the Gospel.

If I wish to be well in my mind, then I must write, and there is no cure for my ambition, and thank the Lord for that.

Making it big in this world is such a rip-off, you gotta keep your head together or it can be totally without meaning

Thirty-five percent of all my dates were at the movies from 2013 to 2014.