My nickname is Dickie Jukebox. I own thousands and thousands and thousands of songs.

I sort of think of myself as part priest, part clown.

The real pride, the real present, is your health and your longevity.

I'm like a stuffed toy. You've never met me, but if you did, you'd just want to take me home and put me in your child's room.

When I go to bed at night, I ask God to give me another day; I ask him to keep me strong and make me a good teacher and to keep spreading this right word.

I don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people.

Stop trying to find something in food that will make you feel better. I used to have eating disorders; I'd binge and purge all the time: fried oysters, po' boys, muffulettas, beignets, coffee and doughnuts. I tried to medicate myself with food when people made fun of me or hit me with a bat in school. I'd always turn to food.