I'd like to think that the boring lady who's talking to me now is a lot sexier and more interesting than the one who's doing NPR. You know, studious and reserved, and - I bet you're a lot of fun at a party.

If you're lucky, you don't think in a straight line.

My mother is probably the wisest person I've ever known. She's not schooled, she's not well read. But she has a philosophy of life that makes well-read people seem like morons.

There are many really stupid ideas that wind up being brilliant, if you can implement them.

When you are a rock star in front of 20,000 people, you receive instant gratification. A rock star on tour is a king in his domain.

There is nothing that I would do ever to break my mother's heart.

Marriage is an institution, and you must be fully committed to it.