And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.

I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That's what's fun about recording with an orchestra.

I also have intense relationships with furniture... probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.

Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, "Go on, go on - you can do it!

Life's too short. Start with Dessert!

I can say, 'I am terribly frightened and fear is terrible and awful and it makes me uncomfortable, so I won't do that because it makes me uncomfortable.' Or I could say, 'Get used to being uncomfortable. It is uncomfortable doing something that's risky. But so what? Do you want to stagnate and just be comfortable?'