When I was on the big labels, I never calculated what would make me sell more records. I just did what I did -no different than when I wrote songs for myself in high-school.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a spy detective or a rock star.

I wish I had somebody to rock me to sleep.

Music teachers can either inspire or make you resent your instrument and parents in early years.

As a musician, I have always refrained from criticizing another artist.

I think Im different from a lot of singer-songwriters because some of my favorite singer-songwriters told stories. Like John Prine.

I would go to heaven, if I believed in heaven.

And we laughed, at the world. They can have their diamonds, And we'll have our pearls

I have never made a cent off a record in my life. I have never recouped enough, and I never sold enough.

My mom wore the pants in the family, for sure. I always say, that I spent my childhood trying to get the love and attention of my mom, and now I can't get rid of it.

I don't have a Madonna-sized fan base, so I can actually e-mail and talk to everyone that e-mails me, because I am totally appreciative and I like my fans!

Obviously the Internet has become something of a leveler; it was once a luxury to be able to reach a mass audience, and now anybody can do it, to some extent.

I'm from Long Island. Strong Island.

Have you ever talked to someone, and you're not even really talking to them? Actors are the worst for that.

There must be every kind of books in your library. The most beautiful gardens are those with many different flowers, with all kinds of herbs and weeds!

People will often say "You can't change other people." My research shows this societal belief is not only dis-empowering, it is scientifically false.

Every gift requires two freedoms: the giver's and the receiver's.

I'm an actor and I like having attention. There's a reason I like being on stage and in front of the camera, and it's that interaction.

The different tempos and yeah, it's cadence. It's the way she moves through space, it's gestures.

The only thing worse than losing an employee you have trained is keeping an employee you haven't trained.