We're not in a fairytale story. This is not a movie. Scriptwriters don't write our fates. We do.

We never make a decision. When the time is right, the decision makes itself.

Do remember that one line does nothing; it is only in relation to another that it creates a volume.

Half of my heart's got a real good imagination, half of my heart's got you. . .Half of my hearts got a right mind to tell you that half of my heart won't do.

I can count on one hand the number of people who wrote me a thank you letter after having an interview, and I gave almost all of them a job.

The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you'll ever get to God.

I prefer to sing in the shower because the acoustics make you sound great, baby.

Maybe one day a song might make you feel completely different than the next, but I like to have a lot of everything in my songs.

Not write, maybe develop. Direct, sure. As an actor, you work on so many films, you sort of start to see who directs well and who doesn't.

Cement doesn't give as much as snow.

Where people really base their principles has nothing to do with the color of someone's skin, it has to do with money and their class.