Steven [Sebring] just fell in with my family life. He helped me wash the dishes and play with the kids. I could tell that he was a person who understood families.

The whole process of working with Steven [Sebring] and being filmed by him helped me psychologically to get my feet back on the ground.

My sunglasses are like my guitar.

The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.

Besides me wanting to be an artist, I wanted to be a movie star.

When we got to the part where we had to improvise an argument in a poetic language, I got cold feet. "I can't do this," I said. "I don't know what to say." "Say anything," he said. "You can't make a mistake when you improvise." "What if I mess it up? What if I screw up the rhythm?" "You can't," he said. "It's like drumming. If you miss a beat, you create another." In this simple exchange, Sam taught me the secret of improvisation, one that I have accessed my whole life.

First of all, anybody who has lasted 30 and went through the 60's is really a survivor.