It's horrible for someone to listen to someone learning any instrument - when I was first learning the banjo, I used to have to go out and sit in the car, and even in the summertime I'd have to roll up the windows. Because you just couldn't practice a banjo or a fiddle with other people around. Unless they're being paid.

With a cheery delicacy she divided my obsessions into three categories: acceptable, unacceptable, and hilarious.

Unlike Ray Porter, his love is fearless and without reservation.

It's very hard sometimes when you can't crack something or can't solve something and you keep trying and trying and you know it's falling a little bit short. That's very hard, but then when you finally do it, it's very rewarding and the process is good too, I like working with people this way.

I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot.

I'm not a human being. I'm despicable and disgusting - but that's where the money is.

I'm for the Wall Street Occupiers. But will they accept me when they find out I sell packaged mortgage default instruments to children?