When we all sing with one voice, the world will stop and listen.

I don't want to write every week, it's too much trouble, and I shall only write when I want something. If you think I'm sick when I don't write, you can send for me to come and tell you.

You never know who's going to be in the audience. You never know who is going to be hearing that piece for the first time, and you never know who is going to be hearing that piece for the last time.

Success lasts only three seconds. After that you're the same as you were before you had it.

There's no future in being poor.

I was never really a character actor - I was a leading man who was always cast as a character. I wanted to be Jack Nicholson or Jean Gabin.

When we all sing with one voice, the world will stop and listen.