But there's nothing that gives me more thrill than when I'm writing and a couplet works. I find the right rhyme, or it's just perfect. There's nothing that exciting.

It's a little dangerous for me to get outside myself and think about how I want people to see me.

I don't do comparisons because I always lose.

It is the people who scream the loudest about America and Freedom who see to be the most intolerant for a differing point of view.

Being in the studio is like painting, you know, you can really take your time, and try different things, and kind of go deep into it.

I was sensitive to music and poetry, and it was around me growing up.

I have daughters who are writers and actors but no musicians.