...our family became a place where you screamed for help but no one heard, not ever.

Surviving makes other people’s tears unbearable. You might drown in them.

I could make love with you until the mood decides to never glow again.

I love you for unfathomable reasons

Lords of melody and song, Lords of roses burning bright, Blue will right the ancient wrong, Though the way is dark and long, Blue will shine with loving light.

Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.

Our idea for Hannibal Lecter is that he's very reactionary - he's somebody who can adapt really well to circumstances.

If you line everything up, just right, you walk through a doorway where the world as you know it collapses.

The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.

It has been said that the love of money is the root of all evil. The want of money is so quite as truly.

You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the U.S. Open Golf Tournament.

I get a lot of emails where people are writing me their experiences, how they discovered my music, what they feel... they motivate me to carry on with what I am doing.