Considering the amount of information we're bombarded by, it's amazing if a song can transcend time.

The more complicated the movie, the more complex the budget, the more lonely it gets. There's a point where ... who do you go to, other than prayer and friends?

It's not quite the Tom Jones show, but yes, I've had undergarments. If I get a bra chucked on stage I'll hold it up so the audience can decide what to think. And I'll usually blame a guy for doing it.

Whoever best serves the song is going to be served by the song

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song

When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight

When your car is about to go off a cliff, it’s a weird time to be thinking about gas mileage and drag coefficients; better to take the right control action—look out the window and steer or use the brake until you’re back on course.