When I was a boy, I would ask about my family history, about my bloodlines. We really didn't know that much. We had a little Indian in us from the Oklahoma Trail of Tears.

New Orleans has a real spirit. It's the most authentic of all American cities.

You don't really get to choose who you fall in love with. Love chooses you.

The things you own end up owning you.

I always heard criticism is the tax on fame. They were right. And then some.

When I first started, they were trying to get me into sitcoms - I think because I had that kind of Wonder Bread look and my hair always went into place. I kept saying, 'I'm not good at sitcoms. I don't know how to do that.'

You are not the car you drive.