Watch out strange cat people, little red roosters on the prowl. If you see my little red rooster, please drive him home.

A lot of people wonder, what is the blues? Well, I'm gonna tell you what the blues is.

When you ain’t got no money, you got the blues.

I couldn't do no yodelin', so I turned to howlin'. And it's done me just fine.

I eat more chicken any man ever seen.

Ain't no better place than the US. This is a free enterprise system. You can get whatever you want in the US.

I don't play anything but the blues, but now I could never make no money on nothin' but the blues. That's why I wasn't interested in nothin' else.

I did an episode of The Profiler. I actually worked on the last episode of Murphy Brown.

I'm also pretty impressive when I'm shoving the neck of a lute into someone's chest cavity.

Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago.

The simple act of helping someone—with no desire (or possibility) of repayment is good for us and our self-image, and it may positively change the life or outlook of the receiver for the day!

I'll never get why the earth is a puzzle that i'll never fit.

I'm nice, and I show up on time.

The soul is never perfectly secure from the influence of passion; the occasional tranquility she seems to enjoy, is rather relaxation than imperturbable triumph.

Jazz is the continual pulsation of the now.

Kevin and Annette... I wanted them to do it together. They clearly wanted to work with each other.

That toil of growing up; The ignominy of boyhood; the distress Of boyhood changing into man; The unfinished man and his pain.