The propensity to do good things is a choice.

I had a kind of Dickensian childhood.

I was a teen idol and that has a short shelf life.

I look at old interviews and things and they say, 'What do you want to do when you grow up?' I say, 'I want to be a producer.' And I'm really fortunate that I was able to do it.

My idea of what's good and bad and right and wrong is maybe greyer than most, and I like writing about that.

You have this special connection with someone if you're their first record or their first concert or their first poster or whatever it is.

Effectiveness in life is a measure of how many products you are able to produce in life

The difference between nonfiction and fiction is that fiction must be absolutely believable.

We are more apt to change our minds when right than wrong.

Laugh because that is the purest sound.

A rose looks grey at midnight, but the flame is just asleep. And steel is strong because it knows the hammer and white heat.

It‘s funny how, when things seem the darkest, moments of beauty present themselves in the most unexpected places.

This is my chance to make it all happen, in the one city, where they say dreams come true.

Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause.

Fill yourself with Ki, invite the attack.