I was valedictorian. Did I enjoy going to school? I hated it. It wasn't a choice on my part, it was expected.

There really is nothing I ever had access to that I didn't appreciate.

I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night.

In order to be creative, you have to know how to prepare to be creative.

Whether or not God has kissed your brow, you still have to work. Without learning and preparation, you won't know how to harness the power of that kiss.

I have a sort of tactility about music. I go into record stores and just run my fingers over it, the spines.

Dancing is like bank robbery, it takes split-second timing.