When I'm having a rehearsal and there are new guys who come in to try out for the job, I always let my conductor rehearse them. Because I don't want the guy to get bent out of shape, because I walk in.

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is, but it's a force that can light a room.

Sighted people, you gotta deal with them.

I had to pawn my clothes just to pay my rent.

Don't go backwards - you've already been there.

The fact of the matter is, you don't give up what's natural. Anything I've fantasized about, I've done.

There's such a thing as too much happiness and sadness. What I'm after is contentment.