The words are in my own internal language, and mean more than I could ever explain.

Music is a place to take refuge. It's a sanctuary from mediocrity and boredom. It's innocent and it's a place you can lose yourself in thoughts, memories and intricacies.

There's fatigue but also a deliberate desire to want to reach absolute perfection at every concert.

A true collaboration is trickier than a marriage because you can't hide.

There's something extremely fragile about musicians, and that's their strength.

I do have a responsibility, but I would make the most boring films in the world if I woke up every morning worrying about my social responsibility.

The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.

Animals speak with pure affection. It's important to me to get something going in NY so we can get to be a no-kill city, and give the animals homes and more attention and love.

Be proud of your place in the cosmos. It is small, and yet, it is.

We are going to see a tremendous number of health professionals retire over the next 8-10 years. We are not doing nearly enough to deal with this problem.

The trouble with real life is, there's no reset button.

I shudder to think where we people of African descent would be without our allies in the international community. It's been our everything, quite frankly.

She has the majesty of hurricanes and explosions.

I'll starve to death before I'll cook for myself. I think I could survive a week without eating.

I will never fix my architectural style and never be satisfied with my works.