I love singing, and I came to absolutely adore it in the later part of my career.

Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.

In the old days it was important, but not as important as it is today, to keep making success after success after success. It's terrifying today. You can maybe have one so-so movie but you've got to come back with another that's huge, if possible, and that must be very, very difficult for young talent.

A library takes the gift of reading one step further by offering personalized learning opportunities second to none, a powerful antidote to the isolation of the Web.

I hope that when children read my stories that they evoke images for children. I four stories can help children use their own imaginations and lead them to act the stories out or to embark on related research, they will learn more and learn to love reading more.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

For me, singing was always about the lyrics. I'm hopeless at singing songs that don't have a core.