When I got hoarse, the manager would say, 'Drink this. Joplin used to drink this,' and I used to say, 'Joplin? Joplin's dead

Before I became famous I had a very full life, and that gave me a lot to pick from. I always use everything. It always comes in handy. Working with animals... Well, I just enjoyed that. That was the most peaceful time.

Sometimes my mind boggles. It's so deep my mind actually boggles

Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch.

I have never been prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality.

People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.

I've always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me.