There are no wrong notes; some are just more right than others.
I'd go stupid collecting and counting my money.
The inside of the tune [the bridge] is the part that makes the outside sound good.
Jazz is freedom. You think about that.
Don't play everything (or every time); let some things go by... What you don't play can be more important than what you do.
Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy