... everything I do, I choose very, very carefully, because if I don't like it, I can't make you like it.

Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread--without it, it's flat.

Oscar Peterson is my favorite all-around pianist. There are pianists I like because of one thing and pianists I like because of another. But overall, I like Oscar Peterson best.

Think in a new way, think every day to find the truth.

It is not the dream of what you're feeling laziness, if not, the sleep of exhaustion.

Ignore cynicism, appreciate criticism, and embrace optimism.

Being consumed by what people think of you is the fastest way to forget what God thinks of you.

I'm not a personality actress. I never have been. I have been a character actress.

The sage honors his part of the settlement, but does not exact his due from others.

Love joins and then divides. How else would we be growing?

You don't have to be alone to feel alone.

I'm not one of those actors who gets physically fit for a role and then loses it all again.

Mindfulness of the body is awareness of... the taste and smell of this moment.